JAMES OSCAR TYREL 11/20/1862, NEW YORK

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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 )  

                                                   
                                                                                                November 20, 1862
                                            Dear brother I received your letter in due time and was glad to 
hear from you but was sorry to hear that you had bin sick yet i have bin 
sick my self a most of the time since you was to our camp in maryland 
if you remember i had a very bad cough then i got some better of that i 
am now sick with the ganders but i guess i will git around in a few days 
dont borrow eny trouble about me for i presume we will be marching 
on to richmond before you ? will hear from us again for Burnside is the 
man he is now advancing on richmond as fast as posable we have all 
strong faith in him we think now this wor will be brought to a close in 
the cource of this winter but we cant tell eny more about it then you can 
well i must tell you about about our house it is seven by nine feet 
square and is about 4 feet heigh with logs we have got a stove in it and 
three bunks so if we should stay hear this winter we will be comfortable 
but i am getting tiard and must close this from your brother Oscar Tyrel
                                                                                   Direct to Washington DC
                                                                                   118 regiment 
                                                                                   Co D