Tag Archives: August Willich

Battle of Rowlett’s Station, KY

Posted on December 17, 2021 by David T. Dixon

Early December snow accompanied more than fifty thousand Union soldiers of the Army of the Ohio marching to Bowling Green, determined to oust the Confederates from Kentucky. Colonel August Willich and the Thirty-Second Indiana Volunteer Infantry formed the vanguard of … Continue reading →

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Collaborating Toward a Global History of the US Civil War

Posted on November 18, 2021 by David T. Dixon

Transnational studies over the past two decades have contributed much to placing the US Civil War into a broader, transatlantic perspective. Enrico Dal Lago’s review essay in the June, 2021 issue of The Journal of the Civil War Era provides … Continue reading →

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The Iron Brigade of the Cumberland at Chickamauga (Part Two of Two)

Posted on September 19, 2021 by David T. Dixon

The anonymous author of the pamphlet Willich at Chickamauga continues with the resumption of the battle on September 20, 1863: What a glorious morning ushers in this Sunday, Sept. 20th, 1863, and shines as fair a sun as ever gladdened this hemisphere. … Continue reading →

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The Iron Brigade of the Cumberland at Chickamauga (Part One of Two)

Posted on September 18, 2021 by David T. Dixon

Few moments in the life of a historian compare with uncovering fresh primary sources. Fortunately, I have experienced this thrill on numerous occasions. Small rewards for thousands of hours spent squinting at period handwriting in archives and attics across the … Continue reading →

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Raising the Regiment: Die Neuner

Posted on May 25, 2021 by David T. Dixon

Cincinnati’s German American community responded to the news of the surrender of Ft. Sumter and President Lincoln’s call for troops with unbridled enthusiasm. Handbills posted the evening of April 14, 1861 on the wall at Turner Hall on Walnut Street … Continue reading →

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“I Think, Boys, I am Done For!”: A Prussian General in Union Blue Endures Trying Times in Georgia

Posted on July 30, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back guest author David T. Dixon August Willich heard the commotion and leapt onto his horse, desperate to rejoin his command.[1] Amid the smoke and confusion, he galloped directly into McNair’s Arkansans, who were mopping up what was … Continue reading →

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The Reddest of the Red, shot at Resaca

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Lee White

He was a soldier’s general, and on the hot afternoon of May 14, 1864, he was leading from the front, urging his men forward toward the imposing Confederate positions above Camp Creek. As they neared the Confederate skirmish line, a … Continue reading →

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