James Deering Fessenden Sr.
Born: September 28, 1833
Birthplace: Westbrook, Maine
Father: William Pitt Fessenden 1806 – 1869
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Mother: Ellen Maria Deering 1809 – 1857
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Wife: Frances Cushing Greeley 1837 – 1917
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Children:
James Deering Fessenden Jr. 1858 – 1928
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Education:
1852: Graduated from Bowdoin College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Portland, Maine
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain of Sharpshooter Company in Washington, D.C. Defenses
1862 – 1862: Lt. Colonel and Aide to Major General David Hunter
1862 – 1863: Colonel and Aide to Major General David Hunter
1863 – 1864: Colonel and Aide to Major General Joseph Hooker
1864 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1864: Served in the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia
1864: Scouting Duty for the Union Army
1865: Union Army Commander, Defenses of Winchester, Virginia
1865: Led his brigade in Grand Review of Armies in Washington, D.C.
1865 – 1866: Served in Union Army, Department of South Carolina
Brevetted Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Portland, Maine
Served three terms in the Maine State Legislature
United States Register of Bankruptcy for his district of Maine
Member of Maine Commandry of Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Died: November 18, 1882
Place of Death: Portland, Maine
Age at time of Death: 49 years old
Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine
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