JAMES OSCAR TYREL 4/5/1864, BOWERS HILL, 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 )  

                                                                              Bowers Hill, VA
                                                                              April 5th 1864

                                         Dear Brother I received your kind letter of the 27th yesterday 
was very glad to hear from you and friends at home to know that they 
are injoying good helth I am tough and harty and able to eat my dayly 
rations  a company of our men and a regt of Calvelary went out to 
Sufolk night before last and returned last night captured two reb ofacers 
and one private warent that a big thing  the boys that you are acuainted 
with are both sick D J Perry is sick in the Hospitlle at Hampton near 
Fort Monroe was very sick the last I heard was not expected to live C 
Underwood is in the camp Hospittle hear is gitting better I am on guard 
today acting in the heigh oface of corporal as it rains like split it dont 
go so bad though I dispise the position in fare weather we are hevey 
real spring showers now it rains a little every day and sometimes more I 
cannot think of eny news to write you spoke of not receiving an answer 
to your last letter I have answered all I hear received but I must close 
and write a little to Mortimer so good bye for this time give my love to 
Emaline and the little one  from Oscar to C Tyrel

                                          Mortimer
                                Dear Brother as I am writeing to Charles I will write a few lines to 
you to let you know that I have not forgoten you I am well and hope 
this will find you injoning the same blessing you spoke about buying 
Ed Pierces bees I wish you had bought them for your writeing about 
bees just made my mouth water for som honey my pen is very poor I 
would like to have you buy me a good gold pen and send to me  but I 
must close and write a little to Emma please excuse mistakes and poor 
writeing and except this from your brother Oscar      to Mortimer

                                           Emma
                                Dear and ever rememberd Sister I once more attempt to write a few 
lins to you to let you know that I have not forgoten you though I am 
forgoten by all others then friends at home give my love to Mother and 
all the rest and except this from your ever loveing brother Oscar