John Azor Kellogg

John Azor Kellogg
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 6, 1879 – January 3, 1881
Preceded byHenry Mumbrue
Succeeded byCharles F. Crosby
District Attorney of Juneau County, Wisconsin
In office
January 1, 1861 – April 1861
Preceded byRichard Smith
Succeeded byPerry R. Briggs
Personal details
Born(1828-03-16)March 16, 1828
Bethany, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 10, 1883(1883-02-10) (aged 54)
Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placePine Grove Cemetery, Wausau (original)
Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Minnesota (re-interred)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAdelaide Worthington
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank
UnitArmy of the Potomac
Commands
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

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.