August Valentine Kautz was a German-American officer. He served in the Rogue River Wars and Puget Sound War. He served as a general in the Union cavalry during the American Civil War. He was the author of several army manuals on duties and customs eventually adopted by the U.S. military.
- Occupation
- military officer
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Baden
- Born
- January 5, 1828
- Died
- September 4, 1895, September 5, 1895
