UPTONSHILL, VA, C. TYREL, CIVIL WAR, 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 the
Charles M Tyrel of the 22nd New York Inf.

                                                                  Uptonshill, VA Nov 29th 1861

Mortimer Dear Brother it being Sunday I will try and few lines to you I received your letter
night before last and I was verry glad to hear from you and that you were all well  we are in
the same place that we were when I wrote to you last at Uptons hill and I think we will stay
here this winter as the success of the great Naval Expidition lessens the prospect of fighting
here in Virginia verry soon except skirmishing on the outposts  You spoke in your letter about
the hardships  I have to go through a soldiers life is full of them but what makes it worse is
having to work one day hard and the next do not anything but Iget useed to it and I stand it
verry well as my health is verry good it is verry cold here we have to ware our overcoats the
most of the time but I supose that we feel the cold on the account of our sleeping with them on
I am glad you have sold the sleds you have done better than I expected I was afraid you could
not sell them  Give my love to all tell mother that I dream of seeing her most every night
write often and I will do the same direct a/                                   Charles Tyrel
before