John Azor Kellogg

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. Provided by Wikipedia