Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12

DEATH OF GEN. JOHN a. KELLOGG.
A telegram from La Crosse, Wis, reports
the death at Wausau, that state, Saturday
evening, of Gen. John A. Kellogg, the last
commander of the Iron brigade of the
army of the Potomac during the war, and
prominent politician of that state. Gen.
Kellogg went into the service in the spring
of 1861, as first lieutenant of Go. K of the
Sixth Wisconsin, which regiment, with the
Second and Seventh Wisconsin, Nineteenth
Indiana, and Twenty fourth Michigan
regiments, made up the command known
as the Iron brigade. Gen. Kellogg served
with his regiment in the various campaigns
of the army of the Potomac until 1863
having IN the meantime been promoted to
captain-when he was detailed to staff
duty with Gen. James S. Wadsworth, then
commanding the first division
of the fifth corps, General Gouvener
K. Warren, commanding. In the terrible
battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 6 and Z,
1854, Gen. Wadsworth was killed and most
of his staff killed Or wounded. Among the
latter was Gen. Kellogg, who fell into the
enemies hands, but succeeded in efecting
his escape by jumping from a train of
cars near Branchville, S. c., and after
many adventures and hardships IN
told reached the Union lines in
October, 1864. While prisoner
he was appointed to the colonelcy of his
regiment, succeeding to the position SO
gallently filled in turn by the gray-haired
veteran, S. L. Cutter, killed IN the battle of
Gainesville Aug. %, 1862; Gen. E. S.
Bragg, now member of congress from
Wisconsin, and Gen. Dawes, also in con-
gress from Ohio.
After rejoining his regiment, Gen. Kel
the following spring, when by virtue
of his seniority of rank, he became COM
mander of the brigade, then mere hand
full of men, which position he held until
the close of the war, and was mustered out
with the rank of brigadier general by
brevet.
Gen. Kellogg, with great GOODNESS and
bravery, was also possessed of an element
of dash, at times closely bordering upon
reckless bravado, that made him a most
valuable leader at critical moments. Per
haps the most notable incident of Gen.
Kellogg's most creditable military career
occurred the night of July 2, 1868. At the
conclusion of the bloody struggle, on the
first day of the battle of Gettysburg, in
which Gen. Reynolds, of the first corps
was killed, and the corps virtually annihi'
lated, the remnants of the corps were given
a position on Seminary ridge, next to a
division of Slocum's corps, which occupied
the extreme right, in a dense wood which
crowned the ridge at that point. During
the night portion of the rebel Gen. Ew
ellis command, essayed the daring feat of
a surprise by scaling the steep and rough
ascent of the ridge opposite Slocum, and
were so far successful as to throw his
troops into temporary confusion. In
this emergency two or three COM
panies of the Sixth regiment were placed
under command of Gen. Kellogg with or
ders 10 deploy IN rear Of SIocum's position
and stop and turn back ali stragglers.
Soon after he had got his line in position
Pennsylvania regiment led by its colonel
appeared marching out of the wood, Gen.
Kellogg, giving his instructions, ordered
the colonel to halt and return so his position
Some parleying ensued, Gen. Kellogg reit-
Grating his instructions and repeatedly Or
dering the colonel back. The colonel,
however. refused, and turning to his regi-
ment gave The command forward, where
upon Gen. Kellogg drew his reYoiYer and