John A. Kellogg

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John Azo Kellogg was a Colonel of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry.

Antebellum

  • Born March 16, 1828 in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
  • Family moved to Wisconsin in 1840 around the area of Prairie du Chien
  • Started to read law at 18
  • Admitted to bar at 29
  • One of "founders" of new Republican party, at Madison Convention of September 5, 1855
  • Elected District Attorney for Juneau County, Wisconsin in 1860, resigned to enlist

War Career

  • Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company K on May 3, 1861
  • Promoted to Captain of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company I on December 12, 1861
  • Taken prisoner on May 5, 1864
  • Promoted to Major of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry on September 1, 1864
  • Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry on October 19, 1864
  • Promoted to Brevet Brigadier General of United States Volunteers on April 9, 1865
  • Mustered out on July 14, 1865

Postwar Career

Family

  • Father was tavern keeper, stage proprietor, and general contractor
  • Grandfather served in Revolutionary War

Notes


Sources

Other Sources

  • Herdegan, IBiCWaM, 53