JAMES OSCAR TYREL 7/16/1863, ECKINGTON HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON D.C.

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                Transcribed by Thomas L Dunne, descendant of Mortimer S Tyrel, 
who is the brother of  Charles M Tyrel of the 22nd New York Inf., and 
James Oscar Tyrel of the 118th New York Inf.  

               (James Oscar Tyrel was born in Hebron, Washington Co., NY August 
5, 1841. He joined the 118th Reg. NYSV, Co. D in Chestertown, 
Warren Co., NY August 6, 1862. Fought at Drewys Bluff, and was shot 
in the knee at Cold Harbor, VA June 1864, and died in Harwood 
Hospital, Washington, DC, of Gangrene, July 9, 1864.  He is buried at 
that hospital.  He went by the first name of Oscar )  

                                       Eckington Hospitle 
                                       Ward 5 C Washington DC
                                       July the 16 1863


                                 Dear Brother Mortimer it is some time since I have heard from you 
and thinking perhaps you had not received my last letter I thought I 
would write agan I wrote to you in my last letter to Charles and sent $ 
10 dolars to you I think it was the 6 of July that I wrote last I guess 
perhaps you are thinking about comeing out to be a soldier  I have got 
tierd of hospittle life I have tryed twice to go to my regiment but have 
not gone yet.  Last monday morning when the Doctor came in he sayed 
that the 118 was down to the Depot I told him I wanted to go and join 
them so I got my knapsack and packed it and went down to the depot 
but behold they was not there nor had not bin there I believe they are at 
yorktown now I cant help thinking all the time about them did 
Copperheads in the city of new york but I must close please excuse all 
mistakes and poor writeing and except this from your brother Oscar to 
M S T


                                    Dear Sister Emma I will now try to write a few lins to you to let 
you know that I have not forgoten you I think of you and Mother very 
often and little Willie, and Tita and Ela.  In my last leter I sayed I had a 
very sore mouth it was caused by takeing calamel it eat my mouth very 
bad but it is about well now I have not lost but one tooth by the afects 
of it but I must close give my best respects to Father and Mother, and 
Sister and brother.  this from Oscar to Emma
                                                                   Emma