Article taken from the Confederate Veteran mag. 1903.

COL. JOHN G. KELLY, pioneer civil engineer of Missouri, brave soldier and patriotic citizen, died at Webster Groves, June 16, 1903, after an illness of several months. He served through the entire Civil War, enlisting in a company of cavalry, of which he was made captain. He joined GEN. JEFF THOMPSON at New Madrid, where he was attached to the staff with the rank of Lieut colinel, and given charge of the erection of Fort Thompson; before its completion Island No. 10 fell. The forces then joined GEN. PRICE at Memphis, where Col. Kelly was given command of the heavy guns on a gunboat. He was transferred to the staff of Gen. HEBERT of Louisiana and participated in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou, Corinth and the siege of Vicksburg.

During a night raid at Smithville he was captured by Lieut. Cushing and taken to the blockading squadron. He was a prisoner of war for 13 months, and one of the unfortunates twice picked out for severe treatment in retaliation for the condition of Andersonville and Charleston prisoners....

Col. KELLY was born in Dublin, Ireland, Jan 10, 1834. His parents, THOMAS G. KELLY and ALICE GASKIN, died in his infancy, and he was carefully brought up and educated by his maternal uncle. Without the knowledge or consent of relatives, embarked for America, arriving in N.Y. in 1850.

He leaves a wife, who was MISS MEDORA BENSON, a St. Louisian by birth and two daughters, MRS. WM. V. EBERLY and MISS ALICE MEDORA KELLY , to mourn their loss.
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