JAMES OSCAR TYREL 11/29/1863, PORTSMOUTH, 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 )  

                                                                                    
                                                                                                           Portsmouth, VA 
                                                                                                           November 29th 1863
                                                     Dear Brother I will now write you a few lins to let you 
know that I have not forgotdon you I think of you very often and would 
like to see you but we have bin so buisy moving around and fixing up 
that I have most forgoton whether I have answerd your last letter or not 
but however I will call this an answer well we have got good quarters 
this winter we are quarted in an old ??? factory we have got it fixed up 
so we have got comefortable quarters for this winter  I sent $ 30 by 
express to Mortimer the 9th and have not heard from it yet but I guess I 
will hear from it by time we draw again  I would like to come home on 
a furlough if it wont for this damd fevor and ??? but enough that what 
are you up to this winter I recon you dont have so much fun as we do 
down hear this winter but our fun will soon play out we are not elected 
to stay in so good a place as this long but I must close except this from 
your afectoonate brother Oscar to Le
                                                                                                                      Leofayette W Tyrel
                                                                                                                      Leofayette W Tyrel
                                                                                                                      excuse all mistakes