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Title	Francis Fessenden
Description	Formal portrait of soldier who served in a New York state military unit during the Civil War. Photograph shows man sitting, half length, in uniform angled to show more of his left profile. Numbers on the front of some photographs refer to an index no longer extant. At one point, most of these photographs were tacked to the wall of the State Capital building in Albany, New York.
Creator	Anthony, E. & H. T.
Subject.LCSH	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject.TGM	Cartes de visite Soldiers
Subject.Personal_Name	Fessenden, Francis
Subject.Corporate_Name	United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 25th, (1862-1863) United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 30th, (1864-1864) United States. Army. Volunteers General Staff, (1864-1866)
NY Heritage Topic	Military People
Date of Original	1861-1865
Time Period	American Civil War; 1861-1865
Physical Format	Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Physical Description	Photograph; albumen; b&w; 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10 x 6 cm.)
Relation	Reference back of image at http://24.39.195.147/dbtw-wpd/images/photographs/PA.1999.0014.1358_back.jpg
Type	Still Image
Language	eng
Format of Digital	image/jpeg
Identifier	PA.1999.0014.1358
Holding Institution	New York State Military Museum
Contact Information	61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-581-5100 http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/mil-hist.htm
Publisher of Digital	New York State Military Museum
Digital Collection	Civil War Carte de Visite Collection
Library Council	Capital District Library Council
Notes	Francis Fessenden Residence Portland ME; a 23 year-old Army Officer. Enlisted on 9/19/1862 as a Colonel. On 9/19/1862 he was commissioned into Field & Staff ME 25th Infantry He was Mustered Out on 7/11/1863 On 1/11/1864 he was commissioned into Field & Staff ME 30th Infantry He was discharged for promotion on 5/10/1864 On 5/10/1864 he was commissioned into US Volunteers General Staff He was Mustered Out on 9/1/1866 He was listed as: * Wounded 4/23/1864 Cane River Crossing, LA (Severely wounded in right leg, amputated) Promotions: * Colonel 1/11/1864 (As of 30th ME Infantry) * Brig-General 5/10/1864 * Major 7/6/1864 by Brevet * Lt Colonel 7/6/1864 by Brevet * Brig-General 3/13/1865 by Brevet * Major-Gen 3/13/1865 by Brevet * Major-Gen 11/9/1865 Other Information: born 3/18/1839 in Portland, ME died 1/2/1906 in Portland, ME Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, ME (Brother of Samuel Fessenden & General James D. Fessenden) Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine - Massachusetts Commandery of MOLLUS photo collection - Dyer: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion - Generals in Blue, Lives of the Union Commanders - Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903 - The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War - Research by Brian Heintzelman (c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com FRANCIS FESSENDEN Fessenden, Francis, major-general, was born in Portland, Me., March 18, 1839. He was graduated at Bowdoin in 1858, be- came a lawyer, and at the outbreak of the Civil war was ap- pointed captain in the 19th U. S. infantry, May 14, 1861. He was subsequently on recruiting duty, commanded a company in the Army of the Cumberland from January to April, 1862, and was se- verely wounded at Shiloh. Becoming colonel of the 25th Maine volunteers Sept. 29, 1862, he commanded a brigade in the de- fenses of Washington, and then, from Sept., 1863, to May, 1864, was colonel of the 30th Maine veteran infantry. He was commis- sioned brigadier-general in the volunteer army May 10, 1864, accompanied Banks in the Red River expedition, and took part in the battles of Sabine cross-roads, Pleasant Hill and Monett's bluff, distinguishing himself especially for gallantry in the last named engagement, where he led the charge of his brigade and lost a leg. For gallantry at Shiloh and Monett's bluff he was given the brevet ranks of major and lieutenant-colonel U. S. A., July 6, 1864. He was commissioned major-general of volunteers, in Nov., 1865 commanded the 1st infantry division, Department of West Virginia, and was subsequently assigned to the 1st veteran corps. He was a member of the Wirz military commission in the winter of 1865-66, and after that was assis- tant commander of the bureau of refugees, freedmen and aban- doned lands. He was retired with the rank of brigadier-general and brevet major-general in the regular army, at his own re- quest, Nov. 1, 1866, was subsequently mayor of his native city, Portland, and then practiced law there. Source: The Union Army, vol. 8
Rights	Items in the Civil War Carte de Visite Collection are in the public domain. Please credit the New York State Military Museum.
Technical Data	Scans were made using an Epson 1640 XL; archival TIFFS created in color at 600 dpi. JPEGs created with Adobe Photoshop at 300 dpi.
Transcript	On reverse: 'Francis Fessendon., Brig. Gen. vols. U.S.A., Feby. 1865., Ex-colonel 25th Maine Vol. Inf.'
File Name	PA.1999.0014.1358.jpg

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