August Willich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

August Willich

Union Army General

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1810

Place of Birth: Braniewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1878

Profession: carpenter, military officer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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.