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Col John Milton Fessenden

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Col John Milton Fessenden

Birth
Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
7 Feb 1883 (aged 78)
Burial
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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United States Army Officer. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1824. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in Battery B, 4th United States Regular Artillery after his graduation, and served with the unit until he resigned on November 30, 1831.

He went on to a successful career as a civil engineer, and as Chief Engineer, he was responsible for the laying out and construction of many railroads that ran in in New England from 1831 to 1842. He served as United States Consul to the government of the Kingdom of Saxony from 1850 to 1851, and rose to the rank of Colonel in the Massachusetts Militia.
United States Army Officer. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1824. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in Battery B, 4th United States Regular Artillery after his graduation, and served with the unit until he resigned on November 30, 1831.

He went on to a successful career as a civil engineer, and as Chief Engineer, he was responsible for the laying out and construction of many railroads that ran in in New England from 1831 to 1842. He served as United States Consul to the government of the Kingdom of Saxony from 1850 to 1851, and rose to the rank of Colonel in the Massachusetts Militia.

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