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(NOTE: Lew Franklin Kellogg probably never had his portrait taken prior to the Civil War. However during the 10 months they spent in and around the Nashville, Tennessee area, Frank and his brother, Porter, almost certainly took the time to sit for a portrait. These portraits were most often printed in the form of what was called a CDV, a paper picture glued to a heavier card stock about the size of a modern day baseball card, and the soldiers didn't just have one or two copies made. Most of the time, they had a dozen or more made,...
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(NOTE: Lew Franklin Kellogg probably never had his portrait taken prior to the Civil War. However during the 10 months they spent in and around the Nashville, Tennessee area, Frank and his brother, Porter, almost certainly took the time to sit for a portrait. These portraits were most often printed in the form of what was called a CDV, a paper picture glued to a heavier card stock about the size of a modern day baseball card, and the soldiers didn't just have one or two copies made. Most of the time, they had a dozen or more made, so they could swap pictures with their tentmates, messmates and for their friends, in the 86th and back home.
Porter and Frank Kellogg both survived the war and lived into the 20th century. During their lives, Porter and Frank probably had their picture taken dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of their CDV added to their Find A Grave sites for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see some more pictures of them added to their Find A Grave Memorials, even ones of them as old men. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Private LEWIS FRANKLIN KELLOGG, Co. H. 86th Illinois
Lewis Franklin Kellogg was born on __________ __, 1842 at __________, New York in Cattaraugus County, the son of Levi Kellogg and Eunice (Bishop) Kellogg. The Kelloggs came west to Illinois sometime between 1845 and 1850. If they came to Illinois before the summer of 1860, then they settled somewhere other than Peoria County as they are not found in Peoria County at the time of the 1850 census.
At the time of the 1860 census, the Kellogg family is found residing in the Town of Brimfield, Illinois in Peoria County;
73 Kellogg Unice 45 F 150 25 NY
73 Kellogg Dennis 20 M laborer NY
73 Kellogg Franklin 17 M farm hand NY
73 Kellogg Porter 14 M NY
73 Kellogg Nancy 10 F IL
73 Kellogg Lucy 7 F IL
73 Kellogg George 4 M IL
73 Lawson William 23 M farm hand VA
73 Lawson Mary 19 F VA
73 Lawson L**an 5/12 M IL
73 Morris Sylva 68 F Canada
On July 18, 1862, Lewis' younger brother, William Porter Kellogg, volunteered at Brimfield, Illinois to serve in a company which was being raised in Peoria County for service in Union Army by David W. Magee, a veteran of the Mexican War. On August 5, 1862, Lewis Franklin Kellogg also volunteered to serve in this same company.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name KELLOGG, LOUIS F
Rank PVT Company H Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence BRIMFIELD, PEORIA CO, IL Age 19 Height 5' 8 Hair BROWN
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity CATERANGUS CO, NY
Service Record
Joined When AUG 5, 1862 Joined Where BRIMFIELD, IL
Joined By Whom D H MAGEE Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
When Magee had about 100 volunteers he assembled his company at Camp Lyons, located near present day Glen Oak Park in Peoria, where they remained in camp until they were mustered into service. On August 27, 1862 Magee and 89 of his volunteers, including now Private Lewis Franklin Kellogg and Private William Porter Kellogg, were mustered into service as Co. H of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. The men of Co. H elected Magee to be their Captain. Magee, however, because of his past military experiences, was selected and promoted to the rank of Lt. Colonel of the entire regiment. After this John H. Hall, was elected by the men of Co. H to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, down to the railroad depot. There, they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next three years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky while the men of McCook's Brigade marched to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would spend the winter of 1862-63 and the spring and early summer of 1864.
During their early days in the service, the green troops had great difficulty with their health, their new diet and life style were not conducive to good health. Like most of the boys, the Kelloggs spent their share of time in the makeshift union hospitals in the Louisville and Nashville areas. The men of McCook's Brigade arrived in the Nashville area on November 7, 1862. On November 26, 1862, in a letter to his brother and sister back in Central Illinois, Reuben Marshall, another member of Co. H, while he was in the 86th Illinois camp 7 miles south of Nashville, wrote, "All of the boys are well except Bill Sharpnech and the last I heard from him he was doing well. By the war, I forgot, we left Frank and Porter Kellogg in the Barracks in Nashville sick." Three days later, Reuben reported that Frank and Porter were both in a Nashville Hospital. Whatever their ailment, unlike so many others, Frank and Porter survived their ailment and returned to their company.
During the next three years, the Kellogg brothers would serve faithfully in Co. H as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, Lewis Franklin Kellogg and William Porter Kellogg were witness to and participants in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few and would march with Sherman to the Sea.
After the war came to an end, the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington, D.C. Private Lewis Franklin Kellogg and Private William Porter Kellogg were still there with the surviving members of Co. H of 86th Illinois. Of the original 89 men who were mustered in on August 27, 1862, only about 42 men remained. In May the men of McCook's Brigade marched down Pennsylvania Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review and on June 6, 1865, the men of the 86th were mustered out of the service there in Washington, D.C.
The surviving members of the 86th were sent by train to Chicago, Illinois where they received their final pay and were discharge. By the end of June of 1865, most of the surviving members of the 86th were back home with their families in Central Illinois.
On June 28, 1866, Lewis Franklin Kellogg was married to Mary Etta "Margaret" Morris. Mary was born on __________ __, 1848 in Illinois.
Mary may be the Mary E. Morris found in Millbrook Township in Peoria County at the time of the 1860 census;
162 Morris Dennis 45 M farmer 800 130 NY
162 Morris Evelina N. 30 F NY
162 Morris Mary E. 10 F IL
162 Morris Everett C. 7 M IL
162 Morris Arthur D. 1 M IL
Lewis and Mary, who went by both "Margaret" and "Mary Etta" or "Marietta", did not remain in Illinois long after they were married. They are known to have had at least one daughter;
1. Florena O. "Rena" Kellogg, born c. 1868 in Illinois; married to Michael McMillen on February 15, 1891 in Shelby County, Iowa.
2. Minnie L. Kellogg, born c. 1870 in Illinois.
3. Lewis L. Kellogg, born c. 1872 in Iowa; Lewis may be the Lewis L. Kellogg who was born in 1872 and who died in 1941 and whose earthly remains were laid to rest in the Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
4. Allie Kellogg, born c. 1874 in Iowa.
5. Ray M. Kellogg, born c. 1877 in Iowa.
Sometime between 1869 and 1872, the Kelloggs moved west to Iowa, where they are found in Shelby County by 1880. This move more likely occured in late 1869 or very early 1870 as the family is not found in Peoria County at the time of the 1870 census.
At the time of the 1880 census, Lewis and Mary E. Kellogg are found in Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa with their family;
L. F. Kellogg, born c. 1843 in New York; Self; father's birthplace: New York; mother's birthplace: Connecticut; martial status: Married; age 37 years; occupation: Blacksmith
Mary E. Kellogg, born c. 1850 in Illinois; Spouse
Florena O. Kellogg, born c. 1868 in Illinois.
Minnie L. Kellogg, born c. 1870 in Illinois.
Lewis L. Kellogg, born c. 1872 in Iowa.
Allie Kellogg, born c. 1874 in Iowa.
Ray M. Kellogg, born c. 1877 in Iowa.
The surviving members were in contact with Lewis for many years. Until about 1920, his mailing address was 3015 W. Broadway in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1923, he was residing in Harlan, Iowa.
Lewis Franklin Kellogg was a member of the Dick Yates G.A.R. Post #364 in Shelby, Iowa.
In August of 1923, the surviving members of the 86th Illinois held their 37th reunion in Peoria. For the last several years, there had been talk of discontinuing the reunions. Only 22 surviving members were able to attend this reunion. During the reunion, letters from members who were unable to attend the reunion were read to the membership. One of those letters was from Lewis F. Kellogg. It read;
"Harlan, Iowa, Aug. 8, 1923
Yours of recent date received and contents noted and I very much regret that I will not be able to meet with the small Remnant left of the old 86th Regt. as I well know but a few remain and if we could attend there would be little more than a Corporal's Guard. I have been planning to attend our Regimental Reunion and from there to out National Encampment in Milwaukee but my dear wife is sick in bed and for that reason I will not be able to attend which I surely regret.
But my best wishes is with you and I am sure you will all enjoy the meeting and my prayer is God be with you all in F. C. and L. Most respectfully, L. F. Kellogg, Late of Co. H, 86th Ill."
Lewis survived another 6 years. Private Lewis Franklin Kellogg died on October 24, 1929 in Harlan, Iowa. His earthly remains were laid to rest in the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa. The Thursday, November 21, 1929 edition of THE BRIMFIELD NEWS newspaper, of Brimfield, Peoria County, Illinois carried the following obituary;
"LEWIS F. KELLOGG
Funeral services for Lewis F. Kellogg, civil war veteran and pioneer resident of Shelby County, who died Thursday night at his home here, were conducted from the Schack & Swinfhart Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. S. Grant Lewis, pastor of the Methodist church. The services were under the auspices of the Masonic order - of which the deceased was a member. Mrs. H. L. Minkler and Mrs. Harry Sorenson contributed the musical numbers.
Interment was in the Shelby cemetery where members of the Parian Lodge A. F. & A. M. had charge of the service at the grave. The American Legion furnished the firing squad, F. D. Curttright sounded taps.
Lewis Franklin Kellogg was born in Cattaraugus county, New York, Feb, 11, 1843 and died at his home in Harlan on Oct. 24, 1929 at the age of 86 years, 8 months and 13 days. In 1847, he came with his parents to Illinois and settled in Peoria county. Here they remained until after the close of the Civil War. On August 27, 1862, he enlisted in Co. H, 86th Illinois Infantry and served with honor during three years of that civil strife.
After the close of the war, he came to Iowa and in 1870 settled at Montour, Tama county. He was married to Maryetta Morris, June 28, 1866, beginning a life companionship which last for 63 years. To this union, 7 children were born. Five of these having preceded their father in death. Deceased was a faithful member of the Methodist church, having joined in Harlan by letter on December 14, 1913. He held his membership with the Masonic Order and was a zealous member of the G. A. R. He was very faithful in attendance at all of the meetings of the various organizations to which he belonged.
Following a life of comparative good health he was taken ill with an attack of influenza on December 14, 1928, and since that time has been confined to his bed. Through this long illness he has shown wonderful patience and fortitude. Mr. Kellogg was a man with a very congenial spirit. He has a very great love for his fellow man, which won for him a host of friends by whom he will be greatly missed. He was an excellent citizen and a fine Christian gentleman.
Left to mourn his passing are his wife and two sons, R. M. Kellogg of Council Bluffs and L. L. Kellogg of Denver, Colorado, 7 grandchildren besides a host of life long friends."
Etta died two years later on __________ __, 1931 in __________, Iowa. Her earthly remains were laid beside those of her husband of 63 years in the Shelby Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Kellogg family, who Emight be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Private Lewis Franklin Kellogg and the Kellogg family. Baxter would love to see copies of any photographs of Private Lewis Franklin Kellogg that may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.) |
