text_original: Citizens of Fredericksburg, who at first insulted me on the street, as they did other Yankee nurses, heard that I was a person of great influence, and began to solicit my good ofiices on behalf of friends arrested by order of Secretary Stanton, and held as hostages, for our sixty wounded who were made prisoners while trying to pass through the city, before we took posses  sion.
text_transcription: CITIZENS OF FREDERICKSBURG WHO HAD FIRST INSULTED ME ON THE STREET AS THEY DID OTHER YANKEE NURSES HEARD THAT I WAS A PERSON OF GREAT INFLUENCE AND BEGAN TO SOLICIT MY GOOD OFFICES ON BEHALF OF FRIENDS ARRESTED BY ORDER OF SECRETARY STANTON AND HELD AS HOSTAGES FOR OUR SIXTY WOUNDED MEN WHO WERE MADE PRISONERS WHILE TRYING TO PASS THROUGH THE CITY BEFORE WE TOOK POSSESSION
phonemes: sˈɪɾɪzənz ʌv fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪksbɜːɡ, hˌuː æt fˈɜːst ɪnsˈʌltᵻd mˌiː ɔnðə stɹˈiːt, æz ðeɪ dˈɪd ˈʌðɚ jˈæŋkiː nˈɜːsᵻz, hˈɜːd ðæt aɪ wʌzɐ pˈɜːsən ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɪnfluːəns, ænd bɪɡˈæn tə səlˈɪsɪt maɪ ɡˈʊd ˈoʊfɪɪsᵻz ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌv fɹˈɛndz ɚɹˈɛstᵻd baɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv sˈɛkɹətɹi stˈæntən, ænd hˈɛld æz hˈɑːstɪdʒᵻz, fɔːɹ ˌaʊɚ sˈɪksti wˈuːndᵻd hˌuː wɜː mˌeɪd pɹˈɪzənɚz wˌaɪl tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə pˈæs θɹuː ðə sˈɪɾi, bᵻfˌɔːɹ wiː tˈʊk pˈɑːsᵻz sɪˈɑːn.