The August Valentine Kautz papers, 1828-1895.

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The August Valentine Kautz papers, 1828-1895.

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Contains the following types of materials: diary / journal, historical study, unpublished reminiscences, correspondence / letters, awards / certificates. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: Mexican War; Civil War -- Far West, -- Western Theater, -- Eastern Theater; Indian Wars, 1865-1891. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 1st Ohio Infantry Regiment; 4th U.S. Infantry Regiment; 6th U.S. Cavalry Regiment; 2nd Ohio Cavalry Regiment; Camp Chase; 1st Cavalry Brigade, District of Central Kentucky; 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII Corps; Cavalry Bureau; Cavalry Division, Department (Dept.) of Virginia and North Carolina; 1st Division, XXV Corps; 34th, 15th, and 8th U.S. Infantry Regiments; and commanding officer (CO), Departments of Arizona and Columbia. General description of the collection: The August Valentine Kautz papers include transcript copy of Kautz's unpublished REMINISCENCES OF THE CIVIL WAR which covers his service in Washington Territory on the eve of war, his wartime duties, and his term as a judge at the trial of the assassins of Abraham Lincoln (December, 1860 to July, 1865). An historical study, GENERAL AUGUST V. KAUTZ AND THE SOUTHWESTERN FRONTIER, by Andrew Wallace in Tucson (1967). This is a privately printed work, based on Dr. Wallace's dissertation at the University of Arizona, tracing Kautz's life (1828-1895), but emphasizing his service in New Mexico, California, and Arizona (1869 to 1886). Also included is Kautz's diary (January 1, 1863 to January 19, 1864) covering his service in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The commissions of General Kautz and his brother Admiral Albert Kautz are found in a scrapbook.

1 box, 1 scrapbook.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7629551

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Wallace, Andrew Gen. August V. Kautz and the Southwestern Frontier.

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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, Departm...

Kautz, Albert, 1839-1907

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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