Turnback Tuesday looks at the Grand Army of the Republic: Kellogg Post #26, Derby charter.
The Kellogg Post was named after Derby resident Col. Elisha Strong Kellogg. He was born in Glastonbury and settled in Derby in 1856. When war broke out, he volunteered for service and was killed in the Battle at Cold Harbor.
The charter members were George W. Phillips, William Ford, James Donahoe, David W. Boardman, Oscar W. Cornish, Stephen A. Cornish, Edward Davis, William D. Gilbert, George F. Morgan and Ezra Sprague.
The signatures of these men are visible on the charter. Post #26 closed in 1940 when the last member Andrew Dear passed away.
This charter may be viewed upon request by e-mailing DPL's Local History Coordinator, Christine Boulay, at cboulay@biblio.org
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
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