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150 Years Since Mark Kellogg’s Death, AP’s First War Journalist

6/26/2026

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Mark Kellogg’s death is commemorated on its 150th anniversary, marking the earliest Associated Press combat casualty and featuring his digitized diary.
Historian Sandy Barnard says Kellogg carried a rifle and used language toward Native Americans, while Archivist Lindsay Meidinger calls his diary a primary source on the campaign.
The piece lists AP journalists killed later, such as Mariam Dagga in Gaza and Anja Niedringhaus in Afghanistan.

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Mark Kellogg’s death is commemorated on its 150th anniversary, marking the earliest Associated Press combat casualty and featuring his digitized diary.
Historian Sandy Barnard says Kellogg carried a rifle and used language toward Native Americans, while Archivist Lindsay Meidinger calls his diary a primary source on the campaign.
The piece lists AP journalists killed later, such as Mariam Dagga in Gaza and Anja Niedringhaus in Afghanistan.