text_original: There was no authority to hold any one to steady employment; and so about two thirds the help  ers who reached Fredericksburg, spent a large part of their time in an aimless wandering and wondering, and finding so much to be done, could do nothing.
text_transcription: THERE WAS NO AUTHORITY TO HOLD ANY ONE TO STEADY EMPLOYMENT AND SO ABOUT TWO THIRDS THE HELPERS WHO REACHED FREDERICKSBURG SPENT A LARGE PART OF THEIR TIME IN A NAMELESS WANDERING AND WONDERING AND FINDING SO MUCH TO BE DONE COULD DO NOTHING
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi tə hˈoʊld ˌɛni wˈʌn tə stˈɛdi ɛmplˈɔɪmənt; ænd sˌoʊ ɐbˌaʊt tˈuː θˈɜːdz ðə hˈɛlp ˈɜːz hˌuː ɹˈiːtʃt fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪksbɜːɡ, spˈɛnt ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ðɛɹ tˈaɪm ɪn ɐn ˈeɪmləs wˈɔndɚɹɪŋ ænd wˈʌndɚɹɪŋ, ænd fˈaɪndɪŋ sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ təbi dˈʌn, kʊd dˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ.