JAMES OSCAR TYREL 4/9/1863, CAMP ADIRONDACK, NEW YORK

Copyright (c) 2001 by Thomas Dunne (dunne1@usadatanet.net).

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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 )  


                                                                                    Camp Adirondack
                                                                                    Near Washington
                                                                                    April 9th 1863
Mortimer as I have bin writing to Laffayette and as it will cost no more 
to send two letters then one and as I am alone I will scribble a few lins 
to you I am about as well as I have bin eny time since I left Virgina but 
I am not tough and I am afraid I cannot stand it to march this summer 
which we shall probaly have to do before long  I hope so at eny rate for 
if we stay here we shant have eny men fit for duty in two months we 
only report 400 hondren men now fit for duty I think if they would send 
us where we could kill off our Leientenant Colnel and Doctors we 
would injoy better helth and there fate is set and seeled if they ever go 
into battle with us but Colnel K  for mischief and I dont think that I 
have received all you have written but I must close and write some to 
Ema receive this from your brother Oscar and write soon please excuse 
all mistakes and bad writeing Oscar to Mortimer


                                                                                     Sister Emma It is some time since I 
have written to you and I guess I may as well write part to you as all to 
Mortimer I would like to see you all very much but I suppose I shall 
have to wait a while till Uncle Sam gits them ugly boys whiped out we 
have got one woman in this ??? I get letters from Charles about every 
week but I must close for I have got to go up to the Hospittle on guard 
receive this from your brother Oscar to Emma Tyrel