Communication difficulties, especially in Union regiments, were a constant problem in divisions made up of varied nationalities. Such divisions included volunteers from Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, and other European countries. One regiment, in particular, was made up of officers and soldiers from 15 different nations, and the commanding officer's orders had to be translated into seven different languages. Major General Franz Sigel had his orders translated from his native German to Hungarian for his officers. Reports to him then had to be translated in English for the rest of his command and finally to German again when Sigel received reports.