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Johann August Ernst von Willich

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Birthplace: Braniewo, Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
Death: January 22, 1878 (67)
Saint Marys, Auglaize County, OH, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Georg Friedrich von dem Borne and Elisabeth Borne
Brother of Julius Willich; Johann Adolf Borne; Fridolin Ferdinand Emil Borne and Hulda Antonie Valeska Zekeli

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About August Willich

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Willich

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 communis in Germany. In 1847 he discarded his title of nobility. He later emigrated to the United States and became a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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August Willich's Timeline

1810
November 19, 1810
Braniewo, Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
1878
January 22, 1878
Age 67
Saint Marys, Auglaize County, OH, United States