CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Served in the 1st Regiment, Corps of Engineers, Regular Army, and was a Lieutenant in the 97th Regiment Colored Infantry.
Obituary:
CASSIUS M. FERNALD-Funeral services for Cassius M. Fernald were held at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, yesterday afternoon, Rev. George Smith, of the Church of St. John the Baptist, officiating. Mr. Fernald died in Rochester, N.Y., last Saturday. He had been a resident of St. Paul until four years ago. He was prominently identified with the Minnesota commandery of the Loyal Legion, and was a member of Acker Post, G.A.R. Death resulted from a fall last February, but his final sickness covered only the last two months. He is survived by his widow, two sons and a daughter. He was 61 years of age.
The Minneapolis Journal
July 28, 1904, page 6
Submitted info from another FAG member:
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Cassius M. Fernald's family in 1850 Census, Saco, ME:
James Fernald 52 ME
Maria " 50 ME
Hannah B 28 NH (Jackson) d. 1856 ME
Mary J[Jane] 21 ME [Leavitt], d. MN
James W 14 ME
George P 11 ME
Capelas M 6 ME
an older bro. Eli B. Fernald, (1823-1874) and possibly others
Cassius Marcellus Clay Fernald enlisted in the Union Army as a Private. On 7/1/1861 (Estimated date of enlistment) he mustered into "B" Co. US Army 1st Battalion Engineer. He was discharged for promotion and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 8/26/1863 (Estimated date) into "B" Co. US CT 97th Infantry. He was transferred within his Regiment from company B to company D.
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Submitted by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Minnesota Researcher Gary Carlberg. Sources include:
* Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Graves National Registration Database www.suvcw.org/?page_id=794
* Minnesota Historical Society, Veterans Graves Registration
* Historical Data Systems, Inc., which used:
- Index to Compiled Military Service Records
- Photo courtesy of Michael Williams
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
Contributor: Gary Carlberg (50690535)
Served in the 1st Regiment, Corps of Engineers, Regular Army, and was a Lieutenant in the 97th Regiment Colored Infantry.
Obituary:
CASSIUS M. FERNALD-Funeral services for Cassius M. Fernald were held at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, yesterday afternoon, Rev. George Smith, of the Church of St. John the Baptist, officiating. Mr. Fernald died in Rochester, N.Y., last Saturday. He had been a resident of St. Paul until four years ago. He was prominently identified with the Minnesota commandery of the Loyal Legion, and was a member of Acker Post, G.A.R. Death resulted from a fall last February, but his final sickness covered only the last two months. He is survived by his widow, two sons and a daughter. He was 61 years of age.
The Minneapolis Journal
July 28, 1904, page 6
Submitted info from another FAG member:
.
Cassius M. Fernald's family in 1850 Census, Saco, ME:
James Fernald 52 ME
Maria " 50 ME
Hannah B 28 NH (Jackson) d. 1856 ME
Mary J[Jane] 21 ME [Leavitt], d. MN
James W 14 ME
George P 11 ME
Capelas M 6 ME
an older bro. Eli B. Fernald, (1823-1874) and possibly others
Cassius Marcellus Clay Fernald enlisted in the Union Army as a Private. On 7/1/1861 (Estimated date of enlistment) he mustered into "B" Co. US Army 1st Battalion Engineer. He was discharged for promotion and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 8/26/1863 (Estimated date) into "B" Co. US CT 97th Infantry. He was transferred within his Regiment from company B to company D.
For more information on Civil War soldiers and units contact us on the Colonel Colvill Camp 56 Facebook page. To experience MN Civil War history http://firstminnesota.org/
Submitted by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Minnesota Researcher Gary Carlberg. Sources include:
* Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Graves National Registration Database www.suvcw.org/?page_id=794
* Minnesota Historical Society, Veterans Graves Registration
* Historical Data Systems, Inc., which used:
- Index to Compiled Military Service Records
- Photo courtesy of Michael Williams
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
Contributor: Gary Carlberg (50690535)
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Served in the 1st Regiment, Corps of Engineers, Regular Army, and was a Lieutenant in the 97th Regiment Colored Infantry.
Obituary:
CASSIUS M. FERNALD-Funeral services for Cassius M. Fernald were held at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, yesterday afternoon, Rev. George Smith, of the Church of St. John the Baptist, officiating. Mr. Fernald died in Rochester, N.Y., last Saturday. He had been a resident of St. Paul until four years ago. He was prominently identified with the Minnesota commandery of the Loyal Legion, and was a member of Acker Post, G.A.R. Death resulted from a fall last February, but his final sickness covered only the last two months. He is survived by his widow, two sons and a daughter. He was 61 years of age.
The Minneapolis Journal
July 28, 1904, page 6
Submitted info from another FAG member:
.
Cassius M. Fernald's family in 1850 Census, Saco, ME:
James Fernald 52 ME
Maria " 50 ME
Hannah B 28 NH (Jackson) d. 1856 ME
Mary J[Jane] 21 ME [Leavitt], d. MN
James W 14 ME
George P 11 ME
Capelas M 6 ME
an older bro. Eli B. Fernald, (1823-1874) and possibly others
Cassius Marcellus Clay Fernald enlisted in the Union Army as a Private. On 7/1/1861 (Estimated date of enlistment) he mustered into "B" Co. US Army 1st Battalion Engineer. He was discharged for promotion and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 8/26/1863 (Estimated date) into "B" Co. US CT 97th Infantry. He was transferred within his Regiment from company B to company D.
For more information on Civil War soldiers and units contact us on the Colonel Colvill Camp 56 Facebook page. To experience MN Civil War history http://firstminnesota.org/
Submitted by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Minnesota Researcher Gary Carlberg. Sources include:
* Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Graves National Registration Database www.suvcw.org/?page_id=794
* Minnesota Historical Society, Veterans Graves Registration
* Historical Data Systems, Inc., which used:
- Index to Compiled Military Service Records
- Photo courtesy of Michael Williams
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
Contributor: Gary Carlberg (50690535)
Served in the 1st Regiment, Corps of Engineers, Regular Army, and was a Lieutenant in the 97th Regiment Colored Infantry.
Obituary:
CASSIUS M. FERNALD-Funeral services for Cassius M. Fernald were held at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, yesterday afternoon, Rev. George Smith, of the Church of St. John the Baptist, officiating. Mr. Fernald died in Rochester, N.Y., last Saturday. He had been a resident of St. Paul until four years ago. He was prominently identified with the Minnesota commandery of the Loyal Legion, and was a member of Acker Post, G.A.R. Death resulted from a fall last February, but his final sickness covered only the last two months. He is survived by his widow, two sons and a daughter. He was 61 years of age.
The Minneapolis Journal
July 28, 1904, page 6
Submitted info from another FAG member:
.
Cassius M. Fernald's family in 1850 Census, Saco, ME:
James Fernald 52 ME
Maria " 50 ME
Hannah B 28 NH (Jackson) d. 1856 ME
Mary J[Jane] 21 ME [Leavitt], d. MN
James W 14 ME
George P 11 ME
Capelas M 6 ME
an older bro. Eli B. Fernald, (1823-1874) and possibly others
Cassius Marcellus Clay Fernald enlisted in the Union Army as a Private. On 7/1/1861 (Estimated date of enlistment) he mustered into "B" Co. US Army 1st Battalion Engineer. He was discharged for promotion and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 8/26/1863 (Estimated date) into "B" Co. US CT 97th Infantry. He was transferred within his Regiment from company B to company D.
For more information on Civil War soldiers and units contact us on the Colonel Colvill Camp 56 Facebook page. To experience MN Civil War history http://firstminnesota.org/
Submitted by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Minnesota Researcher Gary Carlberg. Sources include:
* Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Graves National Registration Database www.suvcw.org/?page_id=794
* Minnesota Historical Society, Veterans Graves Registration
* Historical Data Systems, Inc., which used:
- Index to Compiled Military Service Records
- Photo courtesy of Michael Williams
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
Contributor: Gary Carlberg (50690535)
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