UPTONSHILL, VA, C. TYREL, CIVIL WAR, NEW YORK

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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.  (This appears to be 2 letters on one paper)

                                          Upton Hill, VA Jan 17, 1862

     Dear sister your letter was ?? I received last night and I was glad to hear from you and
as I have a few leasure moments I thought I would write a few lines to you I am well as ??
common and I hope you are I would like to see you all very much but I suppose I must wait till
the war is over or till my time is out but I think the war will be over in less then six months
and I will be at home with you at least I hope so every thing goes to show that the war will be
short but desperate and in all probubility I will be in some hard battles before I get home at
least I want to be in one or more and if I am killed in the service of my country I die in a
just cause give my love to all

                                                                                      C M Tyrel

     Jan 23 I wrote this letter the 17th and now I write a few more lines I am well now there
has been a great Union Victory in Kentucky  The war will be over in a short time now,  Charley

                                          Upton Hill VA Jan 17, 1862

     Dear brother I received yours of the 16th and was glad to hear from you I am well and I am
as healthy as I ever was in my life I weigh one hundreds and sixty six pounds I never was so
heavy in my life as I am now  I was on patrol guard last night and had bussy time we were paid
of last Wednesday and yesterday a lot of the boy went to Alexandria and they got a lot of
whiskey and got drunk and made a great disturberence and we patrol had our hand full for a
while but at last they got quiet and we went to bed about two o'clock so I got a little sleep
I am going to send $ 15 home by Mr Warren Duel who is gowing home in a little while to stay six
months  I have no news to write I do not know where we shall go when we leave here but I think
that we will have a hard battle at Menassays yet but I must close tell mother that I often
think of her and I would like to see her very much I think I shall be home in less then six
months give my love to all   C M Tyrel to M Tyrel