1861 Civil War Recruitment Poster Broadside 75th PA Philadelphia German Regiment

Description: Here is a contemporary reproduction print of an original 1861 Civil War Recruitment poster, or 'Broadside', for Colonel Henry Bohlen's German Field Regiment, the 75th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The print is of high-quality and measures about 11" by 17" with a white border, perfect for framing and display. It is not a grainy black and white photo, but a print of a high quality scan complete with all of the imperfections of the original. Our eBay Store name text box will not be on the Print. A second recruiting broadside print from the 75th PA is also available in our eBay store, and should you desire both, they can be purchased together with a discount. Haupt Quartier No. 344 Nord 3te Strasse, zwischen Callowhill u. Vine, Deutschen Feld=Regiments Col. Henry Bohlen. Dieses Regiment ist von der Ber. Staaten Regierung angenommen, Boluntairs werden taglich eingemustert und nach Camp Worth bei Hestonville gefandt und verpflegt Ein Handgeld von 1 Dollar ist einem jeden Mann zugestchurt, fuer Boluntaers aber, die schon 3 Monate gedient haben, 1 Dollar 50 Cents, das sofort nach der Einschwoerung ausbezahlt wird. Im Auftrag des Col. Henry Bohlen Major H. Matzdorf, Refrutirungs=Officier. Translation is roughly: Head Quarters or Main District No. 344 North 3rd Street, between Callowhill and Vine,German= Field RegimentCol. Henry Bohlen.This regiment is adopted by State Government, Volunteers are being mustered in daily at Camp Worth near HestonvilleThe signing bonus is $ 1 issued to every man, for Volunteers $ 1 50 cents which will be paid the day after Enlistment.By order of Col . Henry BohlenMajor H. Matzdorf, Recruiting Officer Please see photograph for more details and continue reading for more information about the little known 75th PA who suffered a severe high-rate of casualties during the war. The men from the 75th were among those German soldiers who received a poor reputation after the Battle of Chancellorsville. "I fights mit Sigel, but I runs mit Howard!" was the joke and expression following the flight of the 11th Corps at Chancellorsville. "Howard's Cowards" and "The Flying Dutchmen" were derogatory terms that followed the 11th Corps and the 75th on to their utter devastation on the 1st Day at Gettysburg. Account of the 75th Pennsylvania Infantry at Gettysburg O.R.--SERIES I--VOLUME XXVII/1 [S# 43] -- Gettysburg Campaign No. 262. -- Report of Maj. August Ledig, Seventy-fifth Pennsylvania Infantry. HDQRS. SEVENTY-FIFTH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS, July 28, 1863. SIR: In compliance with an order received from division headquarters to report the recent operations, I send you the following: The regiment, with the corps, left camp near Brooke's Station June 12, on account of a threatening invasion of the enemy into Maryland and Pennsylvania. After different marches, we arrived at Emmitsburg, Md., June 29. On the 30th, we rested. July 1.--At 5 a.m. we left camp, and proceeded to Gettysburg. We arrived there at 1.30 a.m. We were immediately ordered to the north side of the town, where the regiment was placed as follows: On my left (the extreme left of the Second Brigade), the Eighty-second Ohio Volunteers; on my right, the One hundred and nineteenth New York Regiment, in line of battle. Here we received a heavy fire from the enemy's 10-pounder rifled guns, which caused a loss in the regiment of 1 killed and 2 wounded. About 2 o'clock, the whole brigade advanced nearly one-half mile, which was greatly interrupted by fences, which had to be taken down under a heavy fire of musketry from the enemy. When within 100 yards of them, in a wheat-field, we charged upon them and drove them back. We halted, and opened fire on the enemy. The Eighty-second Ohio, on my left, was flanked, and gave way. Col. F. Mahler's horse was shot, but he [The colonel] got up again, and went forward to direct the fire to the left flank, which was now unprotected, and the enemy threatening to cut off our retreat. He was already within 40 yards of our left and rear. Colonel Mahler at this moment received a severe wound, and was disabled, so I took the command, and directed at once the fire left-oblique, and began to retreat behind a fence, which I could only pass by the flank, moving my left flank through first, so as to give the enemy battle on my left and front. During this short period-say fifteen minutes--I lost 111 killed and wounded. I began now to retreat about 200 yards into an orchard. The One hundred and nineteenth New York Regiment, on my right, suffered also heavily from the flank attack, and moved backward also in the garden. I received orders to fall back on the town. Here the Second Division arrived and went into the engagement. Shortly after this, a new line behind the town was ordered, and formed by my regiment in the best of order. I was ordered in a corn-field behind a stone wall, below the Evergreen Cemetery, the Eighty-second Ohio on my right, the First Brigade on my left. On July 2 and 3, the regiment was not actively engaged. I lost here 3 men killed and wounded by the heavy bombardment. On July 5, I was ordered to march to Emmitsburg; from there to South Mountain Pass. On July 8, we passed through South Mountain Pass, and arrived at Boonsborough, where we were drawn up in line of battle. Next morning, July 9, I was ordered to fall behind the town, in order to get a rest. The Sixth Corps having relieved us at 10 a.m. July 10. I was ordered to march toward Hagerstown, and arrived at 5 o'clock within 3 miles of Hagerstown, where we took position on the right of the turnpike. On July 11, we rested. On July 12, we marched toward Hagerstown, within one-half mile of it, and, taking position, during the night rifle-pits were put up by my men. On July 14, we marched toward Williamsport. On July 15, marched back to Middletown. On July 16, marched to Berlin. There we rested two days. On July 19, early in the morning, left camp, and crossed the Potomac River, and marched to Hamilton, Va. On July 20, marched to Mountville. On July 21 and 22, rested. On July 23, we marched to New Baltimore. On July 24, two patrols of my regiment reconnoitered about 2 miles in front of our picket lines. On July 25, we marched to Warrenton Junction and made camp. The men are greatly fatigued; hardly able for another campaign at present. I remain, your most obedient servant, AUGUST LEDIG, Major, Commanding Regiment. Col. W. KRZYZANOWSKI, Commanding Second Brigade. 75th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles Organization Organized at Philadelphia August and September, 1861, as 40th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 26, 1861. Attached to Casey's Provisional Division, Army Potomac, to November, 1861. Bohlen's 3rd Brigade, Blenker's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, Blenker's Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army Potomac, to April, 1862. 3rd Brigade, Blenker's Division, Dept. of the Mountain, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army Cumberland, to April, 1864. Unattached, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Dept. Cumberland, to March, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Sub-District, Middle Tennessee, to September, 1865. Service & Battles - 1862 Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. Near Catlett's Station till April 6. Moved to Petersburg, W. Va., April 6-May 11. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley till June. Battle of Cross Keys June 8. At Sperryville July 7-August 8. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Freeman's Ford August 22. Sulphur Springs August 24. Battles of Gainesville August 28; Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Duty in the Defences of Washington, D.C., till November. Moved to Centreville November 1-19, Thence to Fredericksburg December 9-16. Service & Battles - 1863 "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Stafford Court House till April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 13-July 24, Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Guard duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad till September. Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3. Operations in Lookout Valley October 19-26. Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29. Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28-29. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23. Tunnel Hill November 24-25. Mission Ridge November 25. March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 17. Service & Battles - 1864 Duty in Pleasant Valley till January, 1864. Veterans on furlough till March. Moved to Bridgeport, Ala., March 8, and duty there till July. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., July 31, And guard trains on Nashville & Northwestern Railroad till December. Moved to Franklin December 20, Service & Battles - 1865 And duty there till September, 1865, guarding trains, scouting and provost duty. (Co. "C" was stationed on Tennessee & Alabama Railroad and captured.) Mustered out September 1, 1865. Regimental Losses Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 107 Enlisted men by disease. Total 161. Henry Bohlen (October 22, 1810 – August 22, 1862) was an American Civil War Union Brigadier General. Before becoming the first foreign-born Union general in the Civil War, he fought in the Mexican-American War (on the U.S. side), and in the Crimean War (on the French side). Biography Bohlen was born in Bremen, Germany on October 22, 1810, while his parents were traveling in Europe for pleasure. His father was a naturalized citizen of the United States and domiciled in Philadelphia. When Bohlen was very young, his father placed him in one of the first military colleges in Germany. However, he was called to the U.S. before he had completed his studies. He did not return to Germany to complete his studies. After immigrating to the United States, Bohlen became a rich dealer of foreign wines and liquor. Mexican-American War When war with Mexico broke out he accepted a position on the staff of his friend and companion, General Worth, as a volunteer Aide-de-camp. During the war he participated in all the battles under Major-General Scott. When the war ended he resigned his commission and returned to selling liquor in Philadelphia. Crimean War Due to the health of his son, he traveled to Europe. When the Crimean War broke out, he entered the service of the allies, on the French staff. During the war he took part in the siege, storming and the final surrender of Sevastopol. After the war ended, he lived in Holland until he heard word of the firing on and surrender of Fort Sumter. American Civil War In 1861 he was granted permission to recruit a regiment in Philadelphia, which was made up of mostly German emigrants at the out break of the American Civil War. He played a key role in organizing the 75th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and he was named its Colonel and commander on September 30, 1861. He served in the division of Louis Blenker. Bohlen was appointed Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers, on April 28, 1862. He commanded the 3rd Brigade of Carl Schurz's Division in the 1862 Valley Campaign against Stonewall Jackson. His brigade covered the retreat of the Union forces at the Battle of Cross Keys and also participated in the Battle of Cedar Mountain. While conducting reconnaissance on the Rappahannock River during the initial stages of the Northern Virginia Campaign, Bohlen was killed when his force was attempting to recross the river. On August 26, 1862, The New York Times reprinted an article from The Philadelphia Press about the death of Bohlen: And the army was safely across the Rappahannock, still nearest the enemy, Bohlen's brigade was fighting continually, and unfortunately for the country and its cause... Bohlen was observed by a rebel sharpshooter, while riding across the field, directing the movements of his troops, and shot through the head. There were rumors that Bohlen was killed by one of his own men, but evidence suggests that he was liked by his troops and that he died from enemy fire. Bohlen was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. Buyer to receive FREE S/H (Will be shipped rolled in shipping tube) anywhere within the US. International buyers welcome! Thank you for viewing!

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