- Fort Steilacoom, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Winter 1997 (historicfortsteilacoom.org)
This is the story of Kitty Kautz, her union with Lt. August V. Kautz, their sons Nugent and Augustus, their lives together and eventually separation. This is also the story of a Kautz and Quiemuth family tradition of leadership that continues today.
- Fort Steilacoom, Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 2018 (PDF) (historicfortsteilacoom.org)
August Valentine Kautz was born in Germany on January 5, 1828. Shortly thereafter the family, including close relatives, emigrated to America and settled on land previously purchased in Ohio. When he grew up, August Kautz had a long career in the United States Army. He graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1852, serving in many places, including Fort Steilacoom, and later as a General in the Civil War. He retired from active service on January 5, 1892, in Vancouver, Washington.