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August Willich als Brigadegeneral. Johann August Ernst von Willich (* 19. November 1810 in Braunsberg; † 22. Januar 1878 in St. Marys, Ohio) war ein Führer der Aufständischen während der Badischen Revolution und Brigadegeneral der Unionsarmee im Sezessionskrieg .
Signature. August Willich (November 19, 1810 – January 22, 1878), born Johann August Ernst von Willich, was a military officer in the Prussian Army, later enlisting and receiving a commission in the United States Army. Born into Prussian nobility, he formally discarded his title in 1847 actively participated in the Revolutions of 1848.
29. Juni 2023 · Published June 29, 2023. Updated July 1, 2023. From renouncing his Prussian nobility to challenging Karl Marx to a duel to fighting wars on multiple continents, August Willich's life story is truly one of a kind. How does a child born into German nobility become a rebel, a communist, a proponent of democracy, a philosopher, and a war hero in ...
- Lisa Hornung
German-born Union general August Willich deployed a bold tactical maneuver known as “advance firing” during the American Civil War. This article appears in: Spring 2021. By Frank Jastrzembski.
An estimated 200,000 men of German birth enlisted in the Union army during the Civil War, far more than any other contemporary foreign-born population. One of these, Prussian Army officer Johann August Ernst von Willich, led a remarkable life of integrity, commitment to a cause, and interaction with leading lights of the nineteenth century.
21. Jan. 2020 · The Baddest Of All Cincinnati Badasses: General August Willich. Rumor had it that he was the illegitimate son of the Prussian crown prince. Oh, and he challenged Karl Marx to a duel. By. Greg Hand. - January 21, 2020. Photograph Courtesy the Library of Congress. He was born into German nobility as Johann August Ernst von Willich.
2. März 2014 · Brigadier General August Willich was a German communist who threw himself into the Union war effort after the attack on Fort Sumter in 1861. As the editor of a socialist newspaper in Cincinnati, Willich headed a campaign that led to 1,500 of the city’s German immigrants enlisting.
