Kautz, August Valentine

Life Span
to
    Full name
    Augustus Valentine Kautz
    Birth Date Certainty
    Exact
    Death Date Certainty
    Exact
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    White
    Sectional choice
    North
    Origins
    Free State
    No. of Siblings
    6
    No. of Spouses
    1
    No. of Children
    1
    Family
    Johann George Kautz (father), Dorothy Kautz (mother), Fanny Markbreit (wife) 
    Education
    West Point (US Military Academy)
    Occupation
    Military
    Military
    US military (Pre-Civil War)
    Union Army
    US military (Post-Civil War)
    Date Event
    - In Virginia, a week long Union cavalry raid on Confederate communications meets with mixed success
    At Ream's Station in Virginia, Confederate units make a powerful effort to regain the control of the vital Weldon Railroad
    - In Virginia, Union attacks at Chaffin's Farm tighten the ring around Petersburg
    In Virginia, Confederate attempts to relieve pressure on Petersburg are defeated on the Darbytown and New Market Roads
    In Washington, the officers of the military court for John Wilkes Booth's accused fellow plotters are named
    In Washington, membership of the military court for John Wilkes Booth's accused fellow plotters is adjusted
    In Washington, the accused Lincoln Assassination plotters all plead not guilty before their military court
    In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial begins
    - In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial continues
    In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial concludes
    - In Washington's Old Penitentiary, final arguments are being made in the Lincoln conspiracy trial
    In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the Commission in the Lincoln conspiracy trial begin their deliberations
    In Washington, President Andrew Johnson approves the sentences passed down to the Lincoln conspirators
    In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the Lincoln conspirators are told their fate in their cells
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