Letter

General Bohlen, June 12, 1862

MounT JACKSON

On arriving near the battle-field the Third Brigade, commanded by General Bohlen, formed in order of battle, with the battery in the center, which order was given by General Bohlen. After forming, the brigade advanced about half a mile, when the battery was ordered by General Blenker to break off from the road to the left in an open field. After arriving in said field General Bohlen ordered the battery to take position near and to the left of a road on high ground and shell a piece of wood in front and to the right of the battery. After forming in battery Captain Schirmer arrived, und ordered the battery to the right side of road to assist his battery, and after coming to action front again Captain Schirmer ordered the battery to its former position, but a little farther ahead. After coming to action front again the battery fired a few rounds in the woods in front

by order of General Bohlen.

Presently, after firing those few rounds, a regiment made its appearance in front of us in a wheat field, when Captain Schirmer ordered
the battery to limber to the rear and take the position first selected by
Generals Blenker and Bohlen. The Fifty-fourth Regiment was then
ordered by General Bohlen to the left in the woods, to keep the said
regiment from outflanking us. Having arrived at our old position we
came in battery again and continued our fire, without one man flinching, until Captain Schirmer ordered us to limber to the rear and retire,
as Lieutenant Jahn, commanding Schirmer's battery, was obliged to
retreat. When the battery was limbering to retire General Bohlen
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: MounT JACKSON. Summary: General Bohlen directs the Third Brigade's artillery positioning and maneuvers near Mount Jackson during the 1862 battle, coordinating with Captain Schirmer and General Blenker to engage enemy forces effectively.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1 View original source ↗