Kautz, August V. (August Valentine), 1828-1895

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Birth 1828-01-05
Death 1895-09-04
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August Valentine Kautz was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was a private, 1st Ohio Infantry Regiment (Mexican War); lieutenant, 4th U.S. Infantry Regiment; captain, 6th (3rd) U.S. Cavalry Regiment; colonel, 2nd Ohio Cavalry Regiment; commander, Camp Chase; 1st Cavalry Brigade, District of Central Kentucky; 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII (23rd) Corps; Chief of Cavalry and temporary Chief of Staff, XXIII Corps; Assistant Chief, Cavalry Bureau; brigadier general, Cavalry Division, Department of Virginia and North Carolina; 1st Division, XXV (25th) Corps; captain, Judge Advocate General (JAG), Military Division of the Gulf; lieutenant colonel, 34th and 15th U.S. Infantry Regiments; colonel, 8th U.S. Infantry Regiment; commander, Department of Arizona; and brigadier general, commander, Department of the Columbia.

From the description of The August Valentine Kautz papers, 1828-1895. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 50598522

American army officer.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Fort Stanton, N.M., to President Grant, 1870 Dec. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270487215

U.S Army officer.

From the description of Papers of August V. Kautz, 1846-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131179

Brigadier General, born in Germany, who started with the 2nd Ohio Infantry in the Civil War as a Captain, was in command of Negro troops near the end of the war, wrote several books relating to the military of which some are still in print and served on the court that tried Lincoln's assassins.

From the description of Papers, 1864-1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52112388

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1828, Jan. 5 Born, Ispringen, Baden, Germany 1828 Immigrated with his parents to Baltimore, Md 1832 Relocated with his parents to Brown County, Ohio 1846 Enlisted in 1st Infantry Regiment of Ohio Volunteers and participated in the Mexican War 1848 1852 Attended United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. 1852 Commissioned a second lieutenant and assigned to 4th Infantry Regiment, Vancouver Barracks, Washington Territory 1855 Wounded twice in campaigns against Puget Sound Indians 1861 1862 Promoted to captain and assigned to 6th United States Cavalry in which he served through the Peninsular Campaign Promoted to colonel and given command of 2nd Ohio Cavalry Regiment Commanded Camp Chase in Ohio 1863 Commanded First Cavalry Brigade and assisted in the capture of Confederate cavalry raider John Hunt Morgan Published The Company Clerk. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott 1864 Breveted successively to brigadier-general and major-general Served as chief of cavalry for XXIII Corp, Army of the Ohio, and in this position participated in the East Tennessee campaign, including the battle of Knoxville Published Custom of Service for Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers. Philadelphia: J. P. Lippincott Commanded cavalry division of the Army of the James and in that position participated in intense action directed at Petersburg, Va. 1865 Entered Richmond, Va. at the head of the XXV Corp, United States Colored Troops Served as a commissioner on military court that convicted the accused conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln Married Charlotte Tod 1866 Reverted to regular army rank of lieutenant-colonel Published Customs of Service for Officers. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott 1869 Served with 15th Infantry Regiment in campaigns against the Mescalero Apaches 1872 Married Fannie Markbreit 1874 Promoted to colonel and given command of 8th Infantry Regiment 1891 Promoted to brigadier-general and assigned command of the Department of the Columbia 1892 Retired from the army 1895, Sept. 4 Died, Seattle, Wash.

From the guide to the August V. Kautz Papers, 1846-1939, (bulk 1860-1890), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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