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Augustus Carl Buchel
Augustus Carl Buchel
	Buchel during the American Civil War, c. 1861–1864
Birth name	Augustus Carl Büchel
Born	October 8, 1813; Guntersblum, Hesse
Died	April 15, 1864 (aged 50); Mansfield, Louisiana, United States
Buried	Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas, United States
Allegiance	United States of America; Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army; Confederate States Army
Years of service	1846–1847; 1861–1864
Rank	Major (USA); Colonel (CSA); Brigadier General; (Appointed, never confirmed)
Unit	First Regiment of Texas Foot Rifles (USA); Third Texas Infantry Regiment (CSA)
Commands held	First Texas Cavalry Regiment (CSA)
Battles/wars	First Carlist War Battle of Huesca; Mexican–American War Battle of Buena Vista; American Civil War Battle of Pleasant Hill †;
Alma mater	École militaire

Augustus Carl Buchel (né Büchel; October 8, 1813 – April 15, 1864) was a German-born military officer who served in several national armies during the 1800s. During the American Civil War, he served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army.

Born in Guntersblum in 1813, he attended several military academies in his early life, including the École militaire in Paris, and he served in the French Foreign Legion in the early 1800s. Following his participation in the First Carlist War, he became a military instructor in the army of the Ottoman Empire, where he may have earned the honorary title of Pasha. In 1845, he emigrated to the Republic of Texas and served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War, including as aide-de-camp to future U.S. President Zachary Taylor. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Buchel sided with the Confederate States of America and served as an officer primarily in Texas. By 1863, he had become colonel of his own cavalry regiment and was stationed in Louisiana, where he participated in the Battle of Pleasant Hill. He was mortally wounded in the battle and died several days later. He was later interred at the Texas State Cemetery, where a large stone memorial was erected in his honor. Additionally, Buchel County, an unorganized county that existed in the late 1800s, was named in his honor. Writing on him in 1940, historian Ella Lonn called him "[a] citizen of the Confederacy but a soldier of fortune if ever there was one!"

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