George Bradley Kellogg

American politician

George Bradley Kellogg, Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard

George Bradley Kellogg (November 6, 1826 – November 12, 1875) was a Vermont military and political figure who served as Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia and a Lieutenant Colonel in the 1st Vermont Cavalry during the American Civil War.

## Early life

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George B. Kellogg was born in Rockingham, Vermont on November 6, 1825, the son of Jane (McAfee) Kellogg and Vermont Adjutant General and Judge Daniel Kellogg. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Brattleboro.[1]

Kellogg served in local offices, including Justice of the Peace.[2] He also served as Windham County State's Attorney[3] and a member of the Vermont House of Representatives.[4]

He was Vermont's Adjutant General from 1854 to 1859.[5][6]

In 1861 Kellogg was appointed Brattleboro's Deputy Postmaster.[7]

## Civil War

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At the start of the Civil War Kellogg accepted a commission to recruit troops for the volunteer regiments of the Union Army.[8] He helped raised the 1st Vermont Cavalry Regiment and was appointed Lieutenant Colonel and second in command.[9] Kellogg was the regiment's de facto commander and took part in several battles, but was unhappy at not receiving promotion to Colonel and command of the regiment after the resignation of Lemuel Platt, its first commander, and the death of Jonas P. Holliday, who had succeeded Platt. As a result he left the regiment, and was discharged in 1862.[10][11]

## Later life

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After leaving the Army, Kellogg moved to St. Louis, where he reestablished his law practice.[12][13] Later in the Civil War he was appointed a Major in the Missouri Militia and assigned to a unit ordered to perform home guard duties in and around St. Louis.[14]

In March 1867 President Andrew Johnson nominated Kellogg to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, but he was not confirmed by the United States Senate.[15][16]

## Death and burial

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George B. Kellogg died in St. Louis on November 12, 1875.[17] He was originally interred at Holy Trinity Cemetery, and the remains at that site were later moved to Calvary Cemetery.[18][19]

## Family

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Kellogg married Mary Lee Sikes (October 10, 1826—January 16, 1907) on March 15, 1847.[20] They had two daughters – Jane McAfee Kellogg (b. September 23, 1849), and Sarah Bradley Kellogg (b. January 6, 1853).[21][22]

## References

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1. ^ Timothy Hopkins, The Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, Volume 2, 1903, page 1299
2. ^ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the House of the State of Vermont, 1848, page 359
3. ^ George Adams, The Massachusetts Register for 1852, 1852, page 302
4. ^ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, 1859, page 4
5. ^ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Vermont General Assembly, 1855, page 467
6. ^ Vermont Adjutant General, Annual report, 1966, page 4
7. ^ United States Senate, Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States, Volume 11, 1887, page 419
8. ^ Horace Knights Ide, History of the First Vermont Cavalry Volunteers in the War of the Great Rebellion, 2000, page 14
9. ^ Otis Frederick Reed Waite, Vermont in the Great Rebellion, 1869, pages 73-74
10. ^ Joseph D. Collea, The First Vermont Cavalry in the Civil War: A History, pages 25, 39, 58
11. ^ Hiram Carleton, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, Volume 1, 1903, page 287
12. ^ John W. Leonard, The Book of St. Louisans, 1906, page 620
13. ^ Bar Association of St. Louis, Charter, Constitution, Bylaws, Rules, Officers, Committees, and Members of the Bar Association of St. Louis, 1874, page 5
14. ^ United States War Department, The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1893, page 611
15. ^ United States Senate, Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States, Volume XV Part 1, 1887, page 410
16. ^ United States Senate, Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States, Volume XV Part 2, 1887, page 434
17. ^ Henry Kellogg Willard, A Memorial to Henry Augustus Willard and Sarah Bradley Willard, 1925, page 279
18. ^ St. Louis City Death Records, 1850-1902, entry for George B. Kellogg, retrieved December 23, 2013
19. ^ Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Calvary Cemetery, retrieved December 23, 2013
20. ^ Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Marriage Record for George B. Kellogg, retrieved December 23, 2013
21. ^ Timothy Hopkins, The Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, Volume 2, 1903, page 1299
22. ^ U.S. Civil War Pension Index, 1861-1934, entry for George B. Kellogg, retrieved December 23, 2013

Military offices

Preceded by

Lewis Samuel Partridge

|  Vermont Adjutant General
1854–1859  | Succeeded by

Horace Henry Baxter