The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-06

AAAE1R 4AARs "eAE AAA &A&E s9AAAAA NEsA4ElCA- in Winsted at two o'clock. the body be- ing brought here on the 1:55 Central New England train. A delegation from the Second Connecticut Heavy Artil- lery attended the services.
 The husbaad of the deceased was a resident of Derby upon entering the service, but subsequently, his family, consisting of his wife and one son, who was known as Eddie by the veterans of the old artillery regiment, removed to Winsted and resided there a number of years. The last part of her life was spent with the son. who is a prominent tobacco grower in PoQuonnock The father of Mrs. Kellogg was Orrin Brown of Winsted, of which place she was a native.
 Colonel Elisha Kellogg. for whom is named the Elisha S. Kellogg Camp, No. 29, Sons of Veterans, of Winsted, was one of the bravest men who served in the civil war from Connecticut. Colo mel Leverette W. Vessels, of Litch- field, was given command of the Nine teenth Regiment Connecticut Volun- teers infantry, which, when President Lincoln called for three hundred thou sand volunteers in the dark days of '62, was recruited in this country, and in Company E, of which, recruited by Jef- rfeySkinner, B. F. Hosford and H. D. Gaylord. there were sixty-two men from tkis town, sixteen from Norfolk. five from Bankhamsted and seven from other towns.
 F. S. Kellogg was commissioned lieu tenant-coionel. Coloriel Vessels re- signed in September, '6S, on account of i'll health and some time later Colonel Kellogg was commissioned to succeed him. The regiment was stationed at Alexandria, Va, until November g, 1863. when it was changed from an in- fantry to an artillery organization, known as the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Until May 21, 1864, it was engaged in garrison and police duty in the defenses of Washington, south of the Potomac, and was then brought up to the maximum strength of eighteen hundred men.
 May 22 1t was assigned to the Second Brigade, First division, Sixth army corps, and for the next ten days and nights was almost continually on the march. About noon of June 1st the reg iment reached the pine woods of Cold Harbor, where the men were first sub jected to fire in the naurderous charge known as the battle of Cold Harbor. As the regiment was massed preparato- ry to a charge ordered by General Meade for five o'clock, Colonel Kellogg
 
 men, when you have the order to move, go in steady, keep cool, keep still until I give you the order to charge, and then go arms a-port, with yell. Don't a man Of you fire a. shot until we are within the enemy's breastworks. I shall be with you."
 Shortly before five o'clock Colonel Kellogg placed himself in front of the first battalion and gave the command, Forward! Guide Center! March," The men crossed the open field at a double quick and moved on over sloping ground to an open hollow and to within fifteen or twenty yards of the enen1y's line of breastworks, when, as one histo- rian says, "A sheet of flame, sudden as lightning, red as blood and so near that it seemed to singe the mems faces burst along the rebel breastworks," and thousand balls just missed the heads of the men and plowed and rddled the ground and trees close behind them At that moment a line of rebels on the left opened fire that no human valor could withstand. It was the work of almost a single minute. The air was filled with sulphurous smoke and howls of more than two hundred and fifty nangled men rose above the yells of triumphant rebels and the roar of their musketry. About face!' shouted Colo nel Kellogg, but it wasl his last com mand He had already been struck in the arm and the words had scarcely passed his lips when another shot pierced his head and he fell dead upon the interlacing pine boughs."
 The regiment afterwards participated in the battles at Hatcher's Run, near Petersburg, and at Sailors Creek.
 Colonel Kellcggs remains were brought to Winsted and lie buried in the South cemetery under a monument marking his grave beside which his widow will be buried tomorrow Winsted Citizen.