, 1862-08-05
TO THE GERMAN CITIZENS.
4 SPECIAL ARMY CORPS FOR
GENERAL SIGEL,
Letter frem that Gallant Officer.

From the N. z. Tunes Of Saturday.l
A few days since letter from Gen. Sige1
was received In this city By Dr.. Du1on, the
fathe1-in-1aS Of the distinguished soldier.
It was, for various reasons, withheld from
publication at the time Of it's receipt, bur the
a1x;ous desire Of mass OF our German fel-
low citizens and Others to learn its contents,
induces US to lay it before our readers this
morning. It's Suggestions are most vain able,
and it they are to be followed to any good
purpose, We must not, to use Sigels own
language, loose moment'a time.
Tie letter has produced no little excite
ment among the German citizens in this
city who have become cognizant OF it. 4 pre-
limIpary meeting Was privately held on
Wednesday last, in reference to the execution
If its suggestion, and another conference was
to have .tekep plsce yesterday afternoon at the
Awaiting further adyices from Gen. 5isel, it
WIS deferred, and the committee far. New
Yerk VII not be organized until Monday
mkt, when the movement will be inaugurated
with tina; gigor which the occasion demands.
The letter reads ss follows:
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CoRrs, ,ARn7 OF VIRGINIA,
SPERnTy1LLE, July Is, 1862
Dr.. Du'on, No. 13 Matket-st.. New York:
s1K: I have received the assurance from the
secretary OF war, that, vi the consent Of
tie governors of New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, linl-
tied number of regiments aud batteries could
be raised in those States for the first corps,
now under my command, aud that such regi.
men1s would be assigned to the corps By the
war department. TIE regiments aud bate
| 1ies to be raised as follows:
!! Three iu the State of NeE York, three in
Pennsylvania, aud one regiment each in Mas
| sachueetts, Connecticut, OHIO, Indiana, n1i-
nois am Wisconsin, and one battery in each
OF the six fist nrmed States. six OF these
re.iments may conslst Of Americans and SIX
! Of Germans, the batteries to be composed,
| according TO circuWstances, Of Americans Or
| Gern3an cittZen5-men Wno have seen serTice
| and know their business.
| Commanders Of regiments and batteries
should be military men.
Have committee appointed tor the pur.
pose Of making the necessary arrangements,
and confer with the Union Defense Co:nnit
tees at New York and other places- Members
Of such committee may act as my tnl.sats
committee. An American officer may
act in The came capacity. The committee
the names Of such persons fron
! the different States. as they think proper te
organize or command regiments. Perhap
companies or regiments may be found in pro
gress Of organization; In such case they mlga
be ordered TO join my commond. I leart
that Col. Pers.gny has already received III
,;1or1ty to organize regiment. Could be no
do it tor this corps? And SO it is with Hecker
Confer with Major Schwartz, whom have pro
posed ia the secretary Of war as my chtet q
artillery and commander Of my SIX new b2E
teriee. Lieut. Bennecke, now with Dr.. Fc;ed
n,aun IN Pbisad+lphia, I wish to raise the bat
terles in PennsylTania. Maj3r Schwartz wi
rite to him to this effzct. +
have no time to Wri.e more The com
naittee may do SO, in my nanle. ETery5od
knows how much ne need fresh troops, an
! the hour bas come when our couutrymeu hav
; an opportunity to assist me and to rally unds
our COMMON tlag.
But, cue7y minute is more precious now than
soas during The whole nor. Let Us act quicEl
and energetically, and not lose moment'
time. F. SIGRt, Msj. Gen,
Commanding First Corps Virginia