Year · The Caucasian Line
1859 in the Kalaushin family history
The year’s events, people, awards, documents and works — from the chronicle and its sources.
Events2
22 June 1859
The family’s first St George Cross
◆ documented
By an order of the Minister of War of 22 June 1859, for actions in the first half of 1858 on the Right Flank of the Caucasus Line, the Insignia of the Military Order, 4th class, was awarded to Stepan Kalaushin, an uryadnik of the 1st Urup Regiment — Stepan Alekseyevich, son of Aleksey Trofimovich. According to the roster, insignia no. 6451 was given for repelling a mountaineers’ raid near Ispravnaya on 17 May 1858.
◆ Uryadnik Stepan Kalaushin — St George insignia, 4th class (order of 1859, p. 7)Scan: Internet Archive (archive.org)
- ◆ Order of the Minister of War for irregular troops No. 32, 22.06.1859, p. 7
- ◈ Roster, No. 9
19 October 1859
Psebay
◆ documented
On 19 October 1859 mountaineers drove off half a herd of cattle at the Psebay fortification; two Khoper sotnias caught them at the crossing of the Malaya Laba and recovered the herd. The Insignia of the Military Order, 4th class, went to Uryadnik Luka Fisenkov and twelve Cossacks, among them “Stepan Kalaushin” — △ most likely Stepan Nikolayevich, son of Nikolay Ivanovich.
◆ Tolstov, History of the Khoper Regiment, App. 65, p. 138: Cossack Stepan Kalaushin, Psebai, 1859Scan: State Public Historical Library of Russia (elib.shpl.ru)
- ◆ Tolstov 1901, pt 2, pp. 125–126
- ◆ Tolstov 1901, App. 65, p. 138
People of the year3
- Stepan (Stefan) Alekseyevich Kalaushin c. 1825 – “died young” took part in events, award first cousin six times removed
- Gavriil Ivanovich Kalaushin b. c. 1831 award brother of the 4th great-grandfather
- Stefan (Stepan) Nikolayevich Kalaushin b. c. 1835 took part in events, award brother of the great-great-great-grandfather
Awards5
- Medal “In Memory of the War of 1853–1856”Gavriil Ivanovich◈ published source
- Medal “In Memory of the War of 1853–1856”Stepan Alekseyevich◈ published source
- Stripe for irreproachable serviceStepan Alekseyevich◈ published source
- Insignia of the Military Order (the soldiers’ St George Cross)Stepan Alekseyevich◆ documented
- Insignia of the Military Order (the soldiers’ St George Cross)Stefan Nikolayevich◆ documented
Documents and photographs2
◆ Order of the War Minister for irregular troops No. 32, 22 June 1859 (heading)Scan: Internet Archive (archive.org) ◆ Uryadnik Stepan Kalaushin — St George insignia, 4th class (order of 1859, p. 7)Scan: Internet Archive (archive.org)
Chapters of the period
- 1. The Name17th century – present
- 3. The Caucasian Line1815–1860
- 4. Service and Crosses1810–1917
- 5. At Court1853–1911
- 6. The Workshop1840s–1931
- 13. Vyacheslav’s Linec. 1737 – the present
- 14. Sources and Further Research1737–2026