caption serviceyears branch commands relations death_date death_place birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
august kautz 1846 - 1847 , 1852 - 1892 united states army union army 2nd department of the columbia ohio cavalry 15th infantry regiment 8th infantry regiment rear-admiral albert kautz -lrb- brother -rrb- 4 september 1895 seattle , washington ispringen , baden , germany united states of america union place of burial mexican-american civil war war rogue river wars puget sound war american 5 january 1828 arlington national cemetery 35px brigadier general 35px brevet major general august kautz - brady-handy . jpg august kautz
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august kautz

august valentine kautz -lrb- january 5 , 1828 -- september 4 , 1895 -rrb- was a german-american soldier and union army cavalry officer during the american civil war .
he was the author of several army manuals on duties and customs eventually adopted by the u.s. military .
