★ ★ Fessenden, Francis

Francis Fessenden​

Born: March 18, 1839

Birthplace: Portland, Maine

Father: U.S. Senator William P. Fessenden 1806 – 1869

(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)​

Mother: Ellen Maria Deering 1809 – 1857

(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)​

Wife: Ellen Winslow Fox 1839 – 1886

(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)​

Children:

Edward Fox Fessenden 1866 – 1887​

(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)​

Education:

1858: Graduated from Bowdoin College​

Occupation before War:

Attorney with his father's law practice in Portland, Maine​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1866: Captain, United States Army, 19th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee​

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1862 – 1863: Colonel of 25th​ Maine Infantry Regiment​

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1863: His term as Colonel of 25th​ Maine Infantry Expired​

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1863 – 1864: Colonel of 30th​ Maine Infantry Regiment​

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1864 – 1865: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers​

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1864: Served in the Red River Campaign​

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1864: Served in the Battle of Sabine Crossroads​

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1864: Served in the Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana​

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1864: Wounded in leg while leading assault at Monnet's Ferry​

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1864: His leg was amputated due to his leg wound he received​

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1865: President of the Court of inquiry for the trial of Henry Wirz​

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1865 – 1866: Major General, Union Army Volunteers​

Occupation after War:

1865: Division Commander in Union Army Dept. of West Virginia​

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1866: Served in the Freedmen's Bureau​

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1866: Declined Appointment as Lt. Colonel in United States Army​

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1866: Served in United States Army 28th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1866: Retired from United States Army as Brig. General on Nov. 1st​​

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1866 – 1906: Attorney in Portland, Maine​

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1876: Mayor of Portland, Maine​

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1906: Author of The Life and Services of William Pitt Fessenden​

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Commander of Maine Commandry of Military Order of Loyal Legion​

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Member of the General Society of Colonial Wars​

Died: January 2, 1906

Place of Death: Portland, Maine

Cause of Death: Septicemia from osteomyelitis of stump of leg

Age at time of Death: 66 years old

Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Major General Francis Fessenden! Salutes remembering General Fessenden on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

Francis Fessenden's ,like his brother Gen. James Fessenden , rise in rank was probably due to having a prominent father and not real military "know-how".Their father, William P. Fessenden, was a U.S. Senator and Treasury Secretary.They both started out as Captains and rose to be generals.