JAMES OSCAR TYREL 1/3/1863, 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 )  

                                                     

                                                                                     January 3, 1863

                                 Dear Brother Mortimer it has bin a long time since I received a letter 
from you I have written to you since I received yours and have waited 
for an answer and now I will try to tell you what I am about I am as 
well as can be expected considering what we have bin about this week 
last sunday night about twelve oclock we was called out formed unto a 
line of battle the first four companys that got formed unto line was 
ordered to march on the double quick for the rifle pits when we arived 
there we was orderd to load there we waited till daylight where by an 
accident of one company of the boys one of the best of our men was 
shot through the body he lived till tuesday afternoon he was buryed 
thursday afternoon his name as you will hear before you git this was 
James Huse a more solam funerel I never attended with muffled drums 
ahed eight men with arms reversed nexed the bacors nexed each side of 
the ambulence and then the company we miss him from our company 
very much if there had bin half of the shot by the rebels we should not 
felt so bad as to have one shot by carrlessness I have bin on picket two 
days this week I had a new years dinner it was a cup full of bred and 
milk we was on picket where they kept cows and I for one know how to 
milk when I find cows oh I forgot to say that Jimy was shot by a felow 
by the name of Stover I cant think eny thing more to write so I will 
close this from your brother Oscar