Evidently Francis Kautz left out portions of her father’s diary for several portions of the diary are marked with dots indicating missing portions of the work.
Nothing Worthy of Note Transpired Today (archive.org) The transcribed journals of Civil War General August Valentine Kautz that detail his daily life and activities during his post at Fort Steilacoom in 1850.
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