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James Deering Fessenden (September 28, 1833 – November 18, 1882) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of Maine who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
18. Nov. 2022 · James Deering Fessenden. Civil War Union Brigadier General. Entered the Union Army as Captain and commander of Company D, 2nd United States Sharpshooters on November 2, 1861. Served with his regiment in the Northern Virginia area until he was promoted to Colonel and aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. David Hunter in July 1862.
James Deering Fessenden (1833-82, Bowdoin 1852), a lawyer, was Captain of the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters and, in 1862, organized the first regiment of African-American soldiers, mustering out as Brevet Major General of Volunteers. He later became Register in Bankruptcy for the 1st District of Maine (1868) and served in the state legislature (1872-75).
28. Apr. 2022 · James Deering Fessenden was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of Maine who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Primarily a staff officer and operations planner until the latter stages of the war, he commanded an infantry brigade in the Western Theater in 1864 and 1865.
Biographical information on members of the Fessenden family, including general records, memoirs, educational material, etc.; together with essays concerning family members by 20th century scholars, and genealogical records on the Fessenden and Fox families. The material dates from 1823 to 1982.
BORN: 1833 in Westbrook, ME. DIED: 1882 in Portland, ME. CAMPAIGNS: Chattanooga, Resca, Peach Tree Creek, Third Winchester, and Cedar Creek. HIGHEST RANK ACHIEVED: Brigadier General (Major General-- Post War). BIOGRAPHY. James Deering Fessenden was born on September 28, 1833.
James Deering Fessenden (September 28, 1833 – November 18, 1882) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of Maine who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
