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  • August Willich
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  • August Willich (November 19, 1810 – January 22, 1878), born Johann August Ernst von Willich, was a military officer in the Prussian Army and a leading early proponent of Communism in Germany. In 1847 he discarded his title of nobility. He later immigrated to the United States and became a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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  • 9
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serviceyears
  • 1828
  • 1861
Birth Date
  • 1810-11-19
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death place
Name
  • August Willich
Caption
  • Brigadier General August Willich, ca. 1863
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Braunsberg, Province of East Prussia
death date
  • 1878-01-22
Rank
  • 35
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Battles
placeofburial
  • Elmwood Cemetery, St. Marys, Ohio
abstract
  • August Willich (November 19, 1810 – January 22, 1878), born Johann August Ernst von Willich, was a military officer in the Prussian Army and a leading early proponent of Communism in Germany. In 1847 he discarded his title of nobility. He later immigrated to the United States and became a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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