JAMES OSCAR TYREL 10/5/1863, NORFOLK, VA

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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 )  



                                                                       Norfolk Va O 5th 1863

                      Dear Brother as we have moved since I wrote you last I 
will write again  we are incamped about two miles notrh of Norfolk 
surrounded on all sides by swamp we are all sick there is not 100 men 
in the regt but what is excused by the doctor as for me I am better than 
when I left Ghowcester Point  I have had shake since we started I am 
now in the regt Hospitel our co is heighly represented for ofocers and 
men aside from the cook, there is two corparel which comprises the 
whole of co D fit for duty cant write eng news for we do not take the 
paper now for we have not bin payed off yet and my money is every 
cent gone and I would like to have you send me a dolar as son as you 
git this write soon this 
                                from Oscar
                                to M S Tyrel