75th Pennsylvania Civil War German Philadelphia Regt PA Broadside PRINT Poster

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75th Pennsylvania Civil War German Philadelphia Regt PA Broadside PRINT Poster :
$24.00

This sale is for a Large (About 17\" by 11\") Print of an Original Civil War Recruitment Poster Broadside for Colonel Henry Bohlen\'s German Field Regiments the 75th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The Print is of high quality and measures About 17\" by 14\" with white border perfect for framing and hanging. It is not a grainy black and white photo but a print of a color scan complete with imperfections of the original. My store name text box will not be part of the Print. I have another variant of a 75th PA broadside also available in my store. Both can be offered together at a discounted rate. Haupt Quartier
No. 344 Nord 3te Strasse, zwischen Callowhill u. Vine,
des Deutschen
Feld=Regiments
Col. Henry Bohlen.
Dieses Regiment ist von der Ber. St. Regierung angenommen, die Compagnien werden sobald sie
vollzaehlig und einzein eingemustert
Das Handgeld von 1 Dollar ist einem jeden Mann zugestchurt, fuer 3 monatliche Boluntaers 1 Dollar 50 Cents, welches den Tag nach der Einschwoerung ausbezahlt wird.
Im Auftrag desCol. Henry Bohlen
Major H. Matzdorf, Refrutirungs=Officier. Translation is roughly:
Head Quarters or Main District
No. 344 North 3rd Street, between Callowhill and Vine,
The German= Field Regiment
Col. Henry Bohlen.
This regiment is adopted by State Government, as soon as the Companies are mustered individually and complete.
The signing bonus is $ 1 issued to every man, for 3 month Volunteers $ 1 50 cents which will be paid the day after Enlistment.
By order of Col . Henry Bohlen
Major H. Matzdorf, Recruiting Officer

Please see photograph for more details and continue reading for more information about the little known 75th PA who suffered massive casualties during the war. The men from the 75th were among those German soldiers who received a bad 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. I am a descendant of Private Edward Camp of the 75th Pennsylvania who is one of the many sleepers at Gettysburg, wounded in the attack on Howard\'s Avenue next to Barlow\'s Knoll on July 1st 1863. Edward Camp made it to a hospital only to die the following day. Private Camp would have had much to say about the bravery and honor of the 75th Pennsylvania and as proof of this a letter from him written home to my 4th Great Grandparents 11 months before his death (written after the 2nd Battle of Bull Run)\"Monday. Centreville (Virginia) September the First
Dear Father, Mother, sisters and brothers I take the pleasure to inform you that I am well at present and I hope that these few lines may find you in the same state of health. I have been in five battles and I don\'t want to go in any more for a while now. I gave Sergeant Merril 35 Dollars to send to you for I thought that if I got killed or wounded the dam rebels would get it and he got wounded and went to Alexandria and he had a good chance to send it to you for I had no chance. You give five dollars to Mary and you make use of ten and keep 20 for me if I ever come home. Write and let me know how you are. Think that this war will last for three years for old Jackson is too much for us but if all of the men stood as well as our Regiment, we would give old Jackson hell to eat for his supper last Saturday. We have 126 men in our regiment now and when we left Hunters\' Chapel we had Eight Hundred. I think that is coming down a peg don\'t you? We now lay at Centerville. We had to retreat from Manassas Saturday night. I tell you if you ever seen dead men and wounded ones, there was the place. Direct your letters to Co. H 75th Reg PV Chandler Commanding. No more at present but remember your son Edward Camp.\"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.
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HDQRS. SEVENTY-FIFTH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS,
July 28, 1863.

SIR: In compliance with an order received from division headquartersto report the recent operations, I send you the following:
The regiment, with thecorps, left camp near Brooke\'s Station June 12, on account of a threateninginvasion 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. weleft camp, and proceeded to Gettysburg. We arrived there at 1.30 a.m. Wewere immediately ordered to the north side of the town, where the regimentwas 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 nineteenthNew York Regiment, in line of battle. Here we received a heavy fire fromthe enemy\'s 10-pounder rifled guns, which caused a loss in the regimentof 1 killed and 2 wounded. About 2 o\'clock, the whole brigade advancednearly one-half mile, which was greatly interrupted by fences, which hadto be taken down under a heavy fire of musketry from the enemy. When within100 yards of them, in a wheat-field, we charged upon them and drove themback. 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 fireto the left flank, which was now unprotected, and the enemy threateningto cut off our retreat. He was already within 40 yards of our left andrear.
Colonel Mahler at thismoment received a severe wound, and was disabled, so I took the command,and directed at once the fire left-oblique, and began to retreat behinda fence, which I could only pass by the flank, moving my left flank throughfirst, so as to give the enemy battle on my left and front.
During this short period-sayfifteen minutes--I lost 111 killed and wounded.
I began now to retreatabout 200 yards into an orchard. The One hundred and nineteenth New YorkRegiment, on my right, suffered also heavily from the flank attack, andmoved backward also in the garden. I received orders to fall back on thetown. Here the Second Division arrived and went into the engagement. Shortlyafter this, a new line behind the town was ordered, and formed by my regimentin 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 FirstBrigade on my left.
On July 2 and 3, theregiment was not actively engaged. I lost here 3 men killed and woundedby the heavy bombardment.
On July 5, I was orderedto march to Emmitsburg; from there to South Mountain Pass.
On July 8, we passedthrough South Mountain Pass, and arrived at Boonsborough, where we weredrawn up in line of battle. Next morning, July 9, I was ordered to fallbehind the town, in order to get a rest. <ar43_746>
The Sixth Corps havingrelieved 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 positionon the right of the turnpike.
On July 11, we rested.
On July 12, we marchedtoward Hagerstown, within one-half mile of it, and, taking position, duringthe night rifle-pits were put up by my men.
On July 14, we marchedtoward Williamsport.
On July 15, marched backto Middletown.
On July 16, marched toBerlin. There we rested two days.
On July 19, early inthe morning, left camp, and crossed the Potomac River, and marched to Hamilton,Va.
On July 20, marched toMountville.
On July 21 and 22, rested.
On July 23, we marchedto New Baltimore.
On July 24, two patrolsof my regiment reconnoitered about 2 miles in front of our picket lines.
On July 25, we marchedto Warrenton Junction and made camp. The men are greatly fatigued; hardlyable 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).BiographyBohlen 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.[2]
Mexican-American WarWhen 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.[1] 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 WarDue 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.[1] After the war ended, he lived in Holland until he heard word of the firing on and surrender of Fort Sumter.
American Civil WarIn 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.[3] He served in the division of Louis Blenker. Bohlen was appointed Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers, on April 28, 1862.[3] 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.[4]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.[5]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 Continental US. All items ship within 1-3 days of receipt of payment. International offers welcome!Thank you for viewing this sale!