Isaac Jones Wistar
Born: November 14, 1827
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father: Dr. Casper Wistar 1801 – 1867
(Buried: Friends Southwestern Burial Ground, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Lydia Jones 1804 – 1878
(Buried: Friends Southwestern Burial Ground Upper Darby, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Sarah Toland 1838 – 1895
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Education:
Attended Harvard College
Received Doctorate of Science at University of Pennsylvania
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Participated in the California Gold Rush
1849 – 1861: Animal Trapper, Mountaineer, Indian Fighter, Farmer
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain in 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1861: Lt. Colonel of 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington D.C.
1861: Wounded in right elbow, jaw and thigh Battle of Ball’s Bluff
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded in the left arm at the Battle of Antietam Maryland
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1863 – 1864: Union Army Commander of District of Yorktown Virginia
1864: Briefly Division Commander in Union Army of the James
1864: Relieved of duty in the Union Army in May
1864: Resigned from the Union Army on September 15th
Occupation after War:
Attorney and Noted penologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Vice President of Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Founder of Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biolog
Inspector of Pennsylvania State Penitentiary
President of Pennsylvania State Board of Charities
President of American Philosophical Society
President of Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: September 18, 1905
Place of Death: Summer Home at Claymont, Delaware
Cause of Death: Liver and kidney disease `
Age at time of Death: 77 years old
Burial Place: Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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