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Kautz, Albert

naval officer, was born June 29, 1839, in Georgetown, Ohio.

He was appointed lieutenant in 1861; lieutenant-commander in 1865; commander in 1872; and captain in 1885. sol- KAUTZ, AUGUST VALENTINE, dier, author, was born Jan. 5, 1828, in Germany. He was an officer in the United States army who served in the civil war, and became a colonel and brevet majorgeneral. He was the author of The Company Clerk; Customs of Service for Non- Commissioned Officers and Soldiers; and Customs of Service for Officers. He died in 1895.

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