Life span: 03/18/1839 to 01/02/1906TabsLife SummaryFull name: Francis FessendenPlace of Birth: Portland, MEBurial Place: Portland, MEBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 3No. of Spouses: 1Family: William Pitt Fessenden (father), Ellen Maria Deering Fessenden (mother), Ellen Winslow Fox (wife) Education: HarvardOther Education: Bowdoin College, MEOccupation: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgeRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanGovernment: Local governmentMilitary: Union ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 08/23/1865 08/23/1865 Henry Wirz, former commandant of the Andersonville prison camp, goes on trial in Washington 08/24/1865 10/17/1865 At the Capitol, the trial of Henry Wirz, former Andersonville prison commandant, continues in Washington 11/10/1865 11/10/1865 Henry Wirz, former commandant of the Andersonville prison camp, is executed in Washington, D.C. Documents Images Francis Fessenden Francis Fessenden, detail Bibliography
