Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-02-06

Extracts from Private Letters Of
Gen. Sigle-His Plan for a Cam
paign.
We find the following, which we trans
late, in the Voiksblatt Of yesterday.
"a certain Mr.. x" in Northbay coun-
ty n. Y. who has been in active correspou-
dencs with Sigle, has made public some
interesting observations contained in pri-
vats letters from Sigle to himself. We
select the following:
"On the 18th of December, 1891, wrote
Sigle:
"The whole affair weighs so heavy upon
me, that l have had enough of it. 1t
must be vastly improved, if l am to retain
my interest in it.
Succeeding this after he has drawn q
very sorowful picture of the military status
in Missouri, he continues, and expresses
his opinion of further operations;
Were my advice asked, my plan would
soon be fixed. l would leave from Is,
600 to 10000 good troops, with cores
pondingly strong body Of cavalry, in order
to conduct the guerilla warfare upon a
larger scale, persue the enemy without Civ
ing them time for rest or shelter, and to
protect the fortified cities of St. Louis and
jefferson City. All other troops, I would
as expeditionsly as possible lead to Ken
lucky, form junction with Buell-l0O,
900 men strong-and press forwrd upon
Nashville and Columbus, toward the Ten
nessee river to destroy the communication
between Nashville and Kno1yill, and threat
en- Memphis. This movement must be
supported and fanked By means ofa corps
10 maneuver toward the Southeast and by
another, smaller body, between the Ten
nessee and the Mississippi. Such an ad-
vance movement as this with 100000
men would render all successful opposition
impossible. The enemy be compelled to
evacuate Columbus and fight battle at
Memphis; for Memphis is but il-fortiied
and poorly garrisoned. Our troops must
of necessity have advanced far, and attacks
upon our tanks might we'll be feared.
Nevertheless, were the movement carried
out with promptness and energy, it would
throw the enemy into confusion and dis
tract all bis plans. Besids, man must
venture something in order to succeed ;
and if this movement is too far, the direc
tion can be at any moment changed to-
ward the East, and our troops appear
between Columbus and Memphis.
Yet Sigle, observes E. K. asked for ad.
vice nor permitted to act. A few days
ago l received letter from him, dated
Rclla, Jan. 10th, and l hesitate not to
give his own words, in order to put an
end to certain rumors:
at has perhaps, became known to you
that have resigned: but consider it my
duty to inform you of it personally, be-
cause know il is matter of interest to
you. The reason for my resignation was,
that Helleck gave me command Of the
troops here, and in few days sent Gen.
Curtis after me as commander-in-ch of
the Southwestern District of Missouri, not
withstanding that Curtis was commission
ed on the same day that l was, and sim
ply appears first on the Army Register.
Added TO this is the fact that men were
everywhere recruited in my name, and then
the troops thus organized were put under
some other Generals command. As the
most of these men enlisted under the i'm
preston that they would be added 10 my
command, they naturally look to me, and
| owe them, as believe, certain salts
faction.