Born in Germany in 1828, future Union general August Valentine Kautz came to America as an infant. He was privileged to obtain schooling and, after service in the war with Mexico, attended West Point. Relying heavily on detailed journals kept by Kautz for 43 years, this biography covers his early experiences and his time in the turbulent Pacific Northwest, where he was involved in Indian affairs and the Rogue River War. As with so many American military men of the time, however, the defining event in his career was the Civil War. Originally assigned to the Western Theater, where he played a…mehr
Born in Germany in 1828, future Union general August Valentine Kautz came to America as an infant. He was privileged to obtain schooling and, after service in the war with Mexico, attended West Point. Relying heavily on detailed journals kept by Kautz for 43 years, this biography covers his early experiences and his time in the turbulent Pacific Northwest, where he was involved in Indian affairs and the Rogue River War. As with so many American military men of the time, however, the defining event in his career was the Civil War. Originally assigned to the Western Theater, where he played a role in the capture of Morgan's Raiders, Kautz's service included participation in the First Battle of Deep Bottom, the Wilson-Kautz Raid, and the Petersburg assault aimed at capturing Richmond. Kautz has often been misrepresented in historical mentions and this biography seeks to set the record straight. Period photographs and a number of maps are included.
The late Lawrence G. Kautz was a retired physician in West Jefferson, North Carolina.
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Table of Contents Preface PART I: THE MAKING OF A SOLDIER 1. An Immigrant Family 2. Boyhood in Ohio 3. Mexico 4. The Academy PART II: THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 5. The Fourth U.S. Infantry 6. Fort Orford 7. Fort Steilacoom 8. Semiahmoo Bay 9. Tacobet 10. Tenas Puss 11. To Europe and Back 12. By Steamer to the Mullan Road 13. Fort Chehalis PART III: THE CIVIL 14. The Sixth U.S. Cavalry 15. The Peninsula 16. The Second Ohio Cavalry; Fort Scott, Camp Chase 17. Operating in Kentucky 18. Chasing Morgan 19. East Tennessee 20. The Cavalry Bureau 21. The Cavalry Division, Army of the James 22. Raiding Railroads in Virginia 23. The First Petersburg Assault 24. The Second Petersburg Assault 25. The Wilson-Kautz Raid 26. First Deep Bottom and the Beefsteak Raid 27. Chaffin's Farm and Johnson's Farm 28. Through the Long Winter 29. The Company Clerk and Customs of Service 30. The Fall of Richmond PART IV: THE POSTWAR YEARS 31. The Trial of the Lincoln Conspirators 32. Charlotte Tod 33. Reconstruction 34. From Old Mexico to New Mexico 35. Fort Stanton 36. Newport Barracks 37. Fannie Markbreit 38. From Fort Garland to Fort Whipple 39. The Department of Arizona 40. A Damper on the Party 41. The Most Important Court-Martial Since the War 42. Benicia Barracks 43. Angel Island 44. Fort Lowell 45. Fort Niobrara 46. Washington and New York 47. Vancouver Barracks 48. Retirement Afterword Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface PART I: THE MAKING OF A SOLDIER 1. An Immigrant Family 2. Boyhood in Ohio 3. Mexico 4. The Academy PART II: THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 5. The Fourth U.S. Infantry 6. Fort Orford 7. Fort Steilacoom 8. Semiahmoo Bay 9. Tacobet 10. Tenas Puss 11. To Europe and Back 12. By Steamer to the Mullan Road 13. Fort Chehalis PART III: THE CIVIL 14. The Sixth U.S. Cavalry 15. The Peninsula 16. The Second Ohio Cavalry; Fort Scott, Camp Chase 17. Operating in Kentucky 18. Chasing Morgan 19. East Tennessee 20. The Cavalry Bureau 21. The Cavalry Division, Army of the James 22. Raiding Railroads in Virginia 23. The First Petersburg Assault 24. The Second Petersburg Assault 25. The Wilson-Kautz Raid 26. First Deep Bottom and the Beefsteak Raid 27. Chaffin's Farm and Johnson's Farm 28. Through the Long Winter 29. The Company Clerk and Customs of Service 30. The Fall of Richmond PART IV: THE POSTWAR YEARS 31. The Trial of the Lincoln Conspirators 32. Charlotte Tod 33. Reconstruction 34. From Old Mexico to New Mexico 35. Fort Stanton 36. Newport Barracks 37. Fannie Markbreit 38. From Fort Garland to Fort Whipple 39. The Department of Arizona 40. A Damper on the Party 41. The Most Important Court-Martial Since the War 42. Benicia Barracks 43. Angel Island 44. Fort Lowell 45. Fort Niobrara 46. Washington and New York 47. Vancouver Barracks 48. Retirement Afterword Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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