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John Azor Kellogg
1828–1883
A Union Army officer, Wisconsin lawyer, and early Republican organizer, he left behind a vivid firsthand account of capture and imprisonment during the Civil War. His writing brings military history down to the level of daily endurance, quick judgment, and survival.
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Capture and Escape: A Narrative of Army and Prison Life
by John Azor Kellogg
About the author
Born in Pennsylvania in 1828 and later settled in Wisconsin, he built a career as a lawyer and became active in public life before the Civil War. He was part of the early Republican movement in Wisconsin and served as district attorney in Juneau County.
When the war began, he joined the 6th Wisconsin Infantry and served with the Iron Brigade. He was captured during the war, endured time in Confederate prisons, and later returned to service, eventually receiving an honorary brevet as a brigadier general.
He is remembered today not only as a soldier and public figure, but also as the author of Capture and Escape: A Narrative of Army and Prison Life, a firsthand memoir that preserves the realities of combat, imprisonment, and resilience. He died in 1883.