The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-07
Gallant Army Officer and Pioneer
of the West.
BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS CAREER
Fought With Distinction in the Civil
War and Western Indian
Campaigns

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Seattle, Wash, Sept. 4.-General A..
" Kautz died tonight of paralysis of
the stomach. He was on the retired list
with the rank of brigadier general.
Besides having an enviable record Of
| a gallant officer General Kautz was also
prominent in the early history of the
west. He was commander of the de-
partment of the Columbia after the re-
tirement Of General John Gibbon, but
enjoyed his promotion only few years,
being retired himself on reaching the
age limit, his successor being General
Carlin. Following is a biography Of
his life up to the time he assumed COM
mand Of the department of the Column
bia.
HISTORY OF A BRAVE MAN.
August Valentine Kautz, soldier. was
born in Ispringen, Baden, Germany, Jan
uary 5. 1928. His parents emigrated to
this country in 1928 and settled in Brown
county, Ohio. in 1882. The son served as
private in the First regiment Of Ohio
volunteers in the Mexican war, and on his
discharge was appointed to the United
States military academy, where he was
graduated in 1852 and assigned to the
Fourth infantry. He served in Oregon
and Washington territory till the civil
war, and in the Rogue river wars of
1868, and was wounded in the latter, and
in the Indian war on Puget sound in 1885,
In which he was also wounded. In 1856 he
was promoted first lieutenant, and in 1857
commented for gallantry by General
Scott. In 1S59-60 he travelled in Europe
lie was appointed captain in the Sixth
United States cavalry in 1861. and served
with the regiment from its organization
through the peninsular campaign of 1862,
commanding it the seven days until lust
before South Mountain, when he was ap-
pointed colonel OF the Second Ohio cav
airy. His regiment was ordered to Camp
CnaSe ONO, to remOunt and reft, and he
commanded that post from December.
1867 till April, 1863, when he led a cavalry
brigade in Kentucky, forming a part of
General Carriers division of the Army Of
the OHIO. He took part in the capture of
Monticello, KY, May l, 1863, and on June
. was breveted major for commanding in
an actlon near there. He was engaged in
the pursuit and capture of John Nor
gan IN July, 1863, preventing him from
crossing the Ohio. and afterward served
as chief OF cavalry of the Twenty-third
corps. On May Z, 1864 he was made brig
adler general OF volunteers and assigned
TO the command of the cavalry division of
the Army OF the James. He entered Pc
tersDurg with his small cavalry command
on June y. 1864 for which attack he was
Dreveted lieutenant colonel and he led
the advance of the Wilson raid, which cut
the roads leading into Richmond from the
south, for more than 40 days. On October
1e. 1904 he was brevetted major general
oi volunteers, and in March, 1866 was as
SIGNED 10 the command of division of
coloreo troops, which he marched into
richmond on April g. He was brevetted
colonel in the regular service for gallant
ana mer1torlous service In action on the
DarbytoWn road, Virginia, October 7. 1864
ALSO Drlgad1er and major general for ral.
iaht and meritorious service in the fold
during the war. March 13, 1865.
Geheral kautz was appointed lieutenant
colonel of the Thirty-fourth Infantry in
lo66, transferred to the Fifteenth in 1850
ana commanded the regiment on the New
Mexican frontier till 1871
general kautz organized several sue.
cess1ul expeditions against the MescaIerc
Apaches, who had fed from their rasar'
Vatlon In 1864. and in 1901 succeeded IN
establishing the tribe on their reservation
wnere they have since remained Tn Juna
lo!f, ne was promoted colonel Of 49,
hlghth infantry, and in 1876 was placed IN
CsihInand or the department Of Ar;zona
he served in California from 1878 I'm 1909
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