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.  


                                                                                                
                   Upton Hill Virginia Oct 3rd 1861
      
                                                                                                Dear Brother I received your letter last 
night and I was glad to hear from you and am sorry to that you are unwell  I know what it 
is to be sick I have had a number of spells of sickness since I left you and Oscar at 
Chester but am now well and hearty you have probably heard before this time that the 
Army of the Potomac has made a movement forward and I will try and give you a few 
praticulars last saturday we had an inspection General Mc Dowel examined every man in 
our Regiment and he took notice of everything that was not right even to a hatpin that 
was off one mans coat he keept us standing from 9 o clock till 3 as soon as we got back to 
camp we received orders to prepare one days rations and be ready to march at a moments 
warning then all was life and activity 
                         Give my wife to be all ????  write as soon as you get this and tell me all about 
mother Tyrel

                PS 
                   We have a right smart time down here I rechon and it is a right smart ways up to 
where you are dont know when I shall be home I ???????? be home next winter and then 
again I ??????? least always cant see it
                                                                                                     C Tyrel

               PS Excuse my bad writing and spelling I dont know as you can read it when it gets up 
there as it is wrote with a pencil but it is all I can get to write with
                                                                                            Charles Tyrel