Life span: 09/28/1833 to 11/18/1882TabsLife SummaryFull name: James Deering FessendenPlace of Birth: Westbrook, MEBurial Place: Portland, MEBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 4No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 3Family: William Pitt Fessenden (father), Ellen Maria Deering (mother), Francis Cushing Greeley (wife) Education: OtherOther Education: Bowdoin College, MEOccupation: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgeRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanGovernment: State legislatureMilitary: Union Army Events Documents Subject Docs Date Title 04/16/1865 Maunsell Bradhurst Field to Editor New York Times, Letter accounting the Passing of President Abraham Lincoln, April 16, 1865 Images James Deering Fessenden James Deering Fessenden, detail Union General Fessenden's headquarters, near Newtown, Virginia, December 1864, artist's impression Union General Fessenden's headquarters, near Newtown, Virginia, December 1864, artist's impression, detail Bibliography
Union General Fessenden's headquarters, near Newtown, Virginia, December 1864, artist's impression, detail
