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Francis Fessenden (March 18, 1839 – January 2, 1906) 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. He was a member of the powerful Fessenden family, which was prominent in national politics during the mid-19th century.
28. Apr. 2022 · Francis Fessenden (March 18, 1839 – January 6, 1907) 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. He was a member of the powerful Fessenden family, which was prominent in national politics during the mid-19th century. Early life and career.
- Ellen Winslow Fessenden
- Portland, Cumberland, ME, United States
- Portland, Maine
- March 18, 1839
19. März 2014 · Francis Fessenden was the commander of the 30th Maine Infantry, part of the Third Brigade of Brigadier General William H. Emory’s First Division of the 19th Corps. Fessenden took over brigade command following the death of Colonel Lewis Benedict at Pleasant Hill.
brigade, withdrawn from the right and rear and joined by some of Fessenden 's men, who had rallied to his support, while others rallied upon Lynch, who attacked and broke the 23d Emory Franklin having been wounded on the 8th. sent Birge with his own brigade and Fessenden 's, supported by Cameron's division, to ford the river three miles above the ferry, turn Bee's y, overcoming many ...
Life and Public Services of William Pitt Fessenden. In two volumes. By Francis Fessenden, Brigadier-General, U. S. A. (Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. 1907. Pp. ix, 374; vii, 367.)
Francis Fessenden (1839-1906, Bowdoin 1858) practiced law in New York. He was wounded at Shiloh while Captain of the 19th Infantry and lost his leg in the Red River campaign. Retired as Major General in 1866, he sat on the commission examining Wirtz's abuses at Andersonville and was assistant commander of the Freedmen's Bureau. He resumed his ...
The 25th Maine Infantry was organized in Portland, Maine and mustered in September 29, 1862, for nine months' service under the command of Colonel Francis Fessenden. The regiment left Maine for Washington, D.C., October 16.
