Langhorne Wister

Langhorne Wesley Wister (September 20, 1834 – March 19, 1891) was an American military officer who served in the Union army during the American Civil War. He raised a company and served as captain of the 13th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment. He was promoted to colonel of the 150th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, fought in some of the key battles of the eastern theater, and was wounded in action twice. He was brevetted brigadier general after the war in recognition of his service.

Early life and education Wister was born at Belfield, the Wister family estate, in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 20, 1834. His father, William Wister, was treasurer of the North Pennsylvania Railroad. Langhorne was educated at Germantown Academy He was mustered on June 4, 1861, and served as captain in the 13th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment, known as the "Bucktails", under Charles John Biddle. known as the "Third Bucktails". He fought at the Battle of Fredericksburg

He returned to Duncannon, resumed work at the iron business, and became a partner in L. & R. Wister & Co., an iron commission merchant.

Wister died of meningitis at home in Germantown on March 19, 1891, and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Section L, Lot 316-318.