John Azor Kellogg

John Azor Kellogg
John Azor Kellogg
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 21st district
	In office; January 6, 1879 – January 3, 1881
Preceded by	Henry Mumbrue
Succeeded by	Charles F. Crosby
District Attorney of Juneau County, Wisconsin
	In office; January 1, 1861 – April 1861
Preceded by	Richard Smith
Succeeded by	Perry R. Briggs
Personal details
Born	March 16, 1828; Bethany, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 10, 1883 (aged 54); Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau (original); Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Minnesota (re-interred)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Adelaide Worthington
Children	5
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Volunteers; Union Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Colonel, USV; Brevet Brig. General, USV;
Unit	Army of the Potomac
Commands	6th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry; Iron Brigade;
Battles/wars	American Civil War Northern Virginia Campaign First Battle of Rappahannock Station; Second Battle of Bull Run; ; Maryland Campaign Battle of South Mountain; Battle of Antietam; ; Fredericksburg Campaign Battle of Fredericksburg; Mud March; ; Chancellorsville Campaign Battle of Chancellorsville; ; Battle of Mine Run; Gettysburg Campaign Battle of Gettysburg; ; Overland Campaign Battle of the Wilderness; ; Richmond–Petersburg Campaign Battle of Boydton Plank Road; Battle of Hatcher's Run; ; Appomattox Campaign Battle of Five Forks; Battle of High Bridge; Battle of Appomattox Court House; ;

John Azor Kellogg (March 16, 1828 – February 10, 1883) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as a Union Army officer through the entire American Civil War, serving with the famed Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac; he received an honorary brevet to brigadier general after the war. He was a prisoner of war for several months in 1864, and later wrote an account of his escape from captivity and his war service, called Capture and Escape: A Narrative of Army and Prison Life. He later served in the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 21st Senate district from 1879 to 1881.

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