The New York herald., 1862-08-25
THE IRoNsIDEs REGIMEN

THE IRONSIDES REGIMENT.
ADDRESS or TIE ARMY THE NEW YORK YoUvo
MENs CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
To ALL LOYAL YorSG MES-The prayer OF your country
Is the voice OF mother to her children. Manhooa
called upon TO defend the bosom which nourshcd IN
fancy The student must guard the school that taugh
him. the Christian protect his altar the entire ar
Of patriotism must clothe every limb o the nation
Dcvoting ourselves To the cause without reservation
invoke the mora! heart Of the people to respond wn
us promptly and eaicenty We appeal to all Christa
churches and associations to aid us in placing at the scr
vice of the government regiment composed OF earnest
loyal God fearing We invito the enrolment OF vo
raj relations Of social Iife-soldiers who viii
live that they may be prepared to die. To form this
regimenal brotherhood we ask the active cooperation
Of churches and the sympathy Of good mon We would
place in the ed at least one regiment which shall DO free
from the evils Of camps that arise through neglect Of
moral physical uty-a regiment whose welfare shall
be special care and 10 whose ranks the parent and
the wife may commit their loved ones assured that thef
moral sanitary and material will be watched
with untirng interest by friends at homo. The Army
Committee will attend at the rooms OF the Now YORK
Young Mems Christian Association Bible House, corner o.
Third Ninth street, whore APPLICATIONS can -
made for enrolment headings and where all COM
muncaions may bo addressed TO Ironsides Regiment,
single volunteers may also be sent TO either Of tho fol-
lowing named gentlemen for enrolment; ,II ,,.,c
81 Wall street, Chairman Army COMMITTEES
BENZ r. MASERRE. 100 Broadway. Chairman Auxiliary
Committee.
CHANCE FOR oLDssoLDIERs.
General TIallecks order, published in Wednesdays
HERALD, but yet officially promulgated that ofcar8
OF the regular army general rule VIII receive eave o.
absence accept the rank OF colonel in volunteer feg1
but lower grades and that non commissioned
officers prvates will be discharged on receiving COM
missions ia v.ntecr regiments, has given great satsac
ton 10 the regular troops stationed in this district and
particularly the drill instructor at the general service
depot Governors Island. Already enlisted men
both comniss officers and privat:s, have had
lcuenunts commissions offered to them, and others OK
pect get positions, for which their expert
in the regular army, varying from three
To ten years and upward, emineniy qualify
them. Prior the publication Of General Halleck's
order, enlisted Of the old army had in one or two
exceptional cases succeeded in bringing bear on the
proper authorities sufficient influence to obtain their dis
charge beo expiration Of their tenn IL enlistment,
and were thus enabled to accept commissions in the
volunteers whom their knowledge oi dull and general
habits Of discipline could NOT fail 70 be OF great service
But Of late application for discharge on The ground OF
getting commission in the volunteer army has been en-
tartained and, in consequence, many deserving man
has lost fine opportunity Of rendering god help To mis-
country Mt the time advancing himself in the
profession he has chosen However, General Halleek by
and hereafter competent old soldiers will have fair
chance.
Lowelrs Quota OF Troops-1he Sixth
Massachusetts, Regimem:.
BosIoS, August %, 1862.
Lowell has more than filed her whole quota OF troops
for the war.
The old Sixth Massachusetts, regiment, which led the
van sixteen months ago in Baltimore, will 80 into camp
on Monday This regiment is under orders to leave for
Washington september l.