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
How to Cite This Page: "Kautz, August Valentine," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/43016.