Capture and escape : a narrative of army and prison life

              CAPTURE   AND   ESCAPE
ity, or before his safe return to the Union lines at Calhoun, Georgia (October 26), he was twice promoted—September 1, to be Major of his regi¬ ment ; October 19, to be its Lieutenant-Colonel. Soon after assuming the last-named office (No¬ vember) , he was made Colonel of the regiment. Being assigned to the command of the Iron Brigade in February, 1865, he led that redoubt¬ able organization in the battles of Hatcher's Run, Boydon Plank Road, Gravel Run, Five Forks, High Bridge, and Appomattox. On the 9th of April he was deservedly brevetted brigadier-gen¬ eral, "for highly meritorious service during the campaign terminating with the surrender of the insurgent army under General Robert E. Lee," and on July 14 following was mustered out.
Being appointed United States Pension Agent at La Crosse, General Kellogg removed to that city in the spring of 1866, remaining there until July, 1875, having resigned his position in April of that year. He now settled in Wausau, suc¬ cessfully resuming the practice of his profession, and in 1879-80 represented his district in the State
Senate.    His death occurred at Wausau, Febru-
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