Edward M. Wisner was the son of Michigan's 12th Governor, Moses Wisner, and his wife, Eliza Richardson.
Edward Wisner, age 19, enlisted in the 5th Michigan on June 19 1861 at Fort Wayne and took part in the Battle of the Potomac.
The following is from "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65"
"Enlisted in Company D, Michigan 5th Infantry Regiment on 28 Aug 1861.
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 31 Jul 1862.
Commissioned an officer in Company A, Michigan 22nd Infantry Regiment on 22 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 31 Jan 1863.
Mustered out on 26 Jun 1865."
He spent 17 years traveling throughout the western states and territories, China, and Japan. In 1894, he settled in Fulton, New York.
The following obituary appeared in the "Fulton Patriot" in January of 1919.
WISNER
"Died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher, 423 South Fifth street, Jan 18th, Colonel Edward Maxwell Wisner , aged 88 years.
Funeral services were held at his late home Tuesday afternoon; interment in Mt. Adnah. Mr. Wisners' death follows an illness of several months. He was born in Pontiac, Mich., and was a son of Governor Moses Wisner, who was governor of that state during the Civil War. Col. Wisner came to Fulton in 1894 and has resided here ever since. Among his numerous friends, Col. Wisner included President Abraham Lincoln and the noted Col Wm B Cody.
It was during a visit of Lincoln to the Wisner home in Michigan that Col. Wisner and the future president met. They got into a dispute over the fleetness of their horses,for everybody went horseback in those days and to settle it the two young men had a race in the rear of the Wisner home, and Col. Wisner won. After Lincoln Was elected president, Col. Wisner enlisted in the army. He had been to Michigan on a furlough and in April, 1865, he passed through Washington on his return. He was there a few days and attended the play at the Ford theatre the night that President Lincoln was assassinated in his private box. Col. Wisner often said he sat where he could have shot John Wilkes Booth, the assassin, as he jumped from the box but nearly everybody in theatre thought it was a a part of the play.
In 1866 Col Wisner was appointed as an U. S. marshal and with a force of soldiers transferred a tribe of Indians from Nebraska and Kansas to Dakota. While on this duty he met Col Cody in Nebraska. In later years he was a guest of Cody and traveled as his guest when the Buffalo Bill Wild west show was the big Indian attraction of this country. Col. Wisner also had charge of a big contract in Mexico, and was the tea-testing agent for a large American importing house and traveled through the Japan tea fields.
Col. Wisner was very active for man of his age, and was a great base ball fan and fisherman. A year ago he suffered a stroke and since that time had been confined to his home. His advanced age rendered recovery impossible and he patiently awaited the end, which came on Saturday last."
Edward Wisner, age 19, enlisted in the 5th Michigan on June 19 1861 at Fort Wayne and took part in the Battle of the Potomac.
The following is from "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65"
"Enlisted in Company D, Michigan 5th Infantry Regiment on 28 Aug 1861.
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 31 Jul 1862.
Commissioned an officer in Company A, Michigan 22nd Infantry Regiment on 22 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 31 Jan 1863.
Mustered out on 26 Jun 1865."
He spent 17 years traveling throughout the western states and territories, China, and Japan. In 1894, he settled in Fulton, New York.
The following obituary appeared in the "Fulton Patriot" in January of 1919.
WISNER
"Died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher, 423 South Fifth street, Jan 18th, Colonel Edward Maxwell Wisner , aged 88 years.
Funeral services were held at his late home Tuesday afternoon; interment in Mt. Adnah. Mr. Wisners' death follows an illness of several months. He was born in Pontiac, Mich., and was a son of Governor Moses Wisner, who was governor of that state during the Civil War. Col. Wisner came to Fulton in 1894 and has resided here ever since. Among his numerous friends, Col. Wisner included President Abraham Lincoln and the noted Col Wm B Cody.
It was during a visit of Lincoln to the Wisner home in Michigan that Col. Wisner and the future president met. They got into a dispute over the fleetness of their horses,for everybody went horseback in those days and to settle it the two young men had a race in the rear of the Wisner home, and Col. Wisner won. After Lincoln Was elected president, Col. Wisner enlisted in the army. He had been to Michigan on a furlough and in April, 1865, he passed through Washington on his return. He was there a few days and attended the play at the Ford theatre the night that President Lincoln was assassinated in his private box. Col. Wisner often said he sat where he could have shot John Wilkes Booth, the assassin, as he jumped from the box but nearly everybody in theatre thought it was a a part of the play.
In 1866 Col Wisner was appointed as an U. S. marshal and with a force of soldiers transferred a tribe of Indians from Nebraska and Kansas to Dakota. While on this duty he met Col Cody in Nebraska. In later years he was a guest of Cody and traveled as his guest when the Buffalo Bill Wild west show was the big Indian attraction of this country. Col. Wisner also had charge of a big contract in Mexico, and was the tea-testing agent for a large American importing house and traveled through the Japan tea fields.
Col. Wisner was very active for man of his age, and was a great base ball fan and fisherman. A year ago he suffered a stroke and since that time had been confined to his home. His advanced age rendered recovery impossible and he patiently awaited the end, which came on Saturday last."
Edward M. Wisner was the son of Michigan's 12th Governor, Moses Wisner, and his wife, Eliza Richardson.
Edward Wisner, age 19, enlisted in the 5th Michigan on June 19 1861 at Fort Wayne and took part in the Battle of the Potomac.
The following is from "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65"
"Enlisted in Company D, Michigan 5th Infantry Regiment on 28 Aug 1861.
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 31 Jul 1862.
Commissioned an officer in Company A, Michigan 22nd Infantry Regiment on 22 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 31 Jan 1863.
Mustered out on 26 Jun 1865."
He spent 17 years traveling throughout the western states and territories, China, and Japan. In 1894, he settled in Fulton, New York.
The following obituary appeared in the "Fulton Patriot" in January of 1919.
WISNER
"Died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher, 423 South Fifth street, Jan 18th, Colonel Edward Maxwell Wisner , aged 88 years.
Funeral services were held at his late home Tuesday afternoon; interment in Mt. Adnah. Mr. Wisners' death follows an illness of several months. He was born in Pontiac, Mich., and was a son of Governor Moses Wisner, who was governor of that state during the Civil War. Col. Wisner came to Fulton in 1894 and has resided here ever since. Among his numerous friends, Col. Wisner included President Abraham Lincoln and the noted Col Wm B Cody.
It was during a visit of Lincoln to the Wisner home in Michigan that Col. Wisner and the future president met. They got into a dispute over the fleetness of their horses,for everybody went horseback in those days and to settle it the two young men had a race in the rear of the Wisner home, and Col. Wisner won. After Lincoln Was elected president, Col. Wisner enlisted in the army. He had been to Michigan on a furlough and in April, 1865, he passed through Washington on his return. He was there a few days and attended the play at the Ford theatre the night that President Lincoln was assassinated in his private box. Col. Wisner often said he sat where he could have shot John Wilkes Booth, the assassin, as he jumped from the box but nearly everybody in theatre thought it was a a part of the play.
In 1866 Col Wisner was appointed as an U. S. marshal and with a force of soldiers transferred a tribe of Indians from Nebraska and Kansas to Dakota. While on this duty he met Col Cody in Nebraska. In later years he was a guest of Cody and traveled as his guest when the Buffalo Bill Wild west show was the big Indian attraction of this country. Col. Wisner also had charge of a big contract in Mexico, and was the tea-testing agent for a large American importing house and traveled through the Japan tea fields.
Col. Wisner was very active for man of his age, and was a great base ball fan and fisherman. A year ago he suffered a stroke and since that time had been confined to his home. His advanced age rendered recovery impossible and he patiently awaited the end, which came on Saturday last."
Edward Wisner, age 19, enlisted in the 5th Michigan on June 19 1861 at Fort Wayne and took part in the Battle of the Potomac.
The following is from "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65"
"Enlisted in Company D, Michigan 5th Infantry Regiment on 28 Aug 1861.
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 31 Jul 1862.
Commissioned an officer in Company A, Michigan 22nd Infantry Regiment on 22 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 31 Jan 1863.
Mustered out on 26 Jun 1865."
He spent 17 years traveling throughout the western states and territories, China, and Japan. In 1894, he settled in Fulton, New York.
The following obituary appeared in the "Fulton Patriot" in January of 1919.
WISNER
"Died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher, 423 South Fifth street, Jan 18th, Colonel Edward Maxwell Wisner , aged 88 years.
Funeral services were held at his late home Tuesday afternoon; interment in Mt. Adnah. Mr. Wisners' death follows an illness of several months. He was born in Pontiac, Mich., and was a son of Governor Moses Wisner, who was governor of that state during the Civil War. Col. Wisner came to Fulton in 1894 and has resided here ever since. Among his numerous friends, Col. Wisner included President Abraham Lincoln and the noted Col Wm B Cody.
It was during a visit of Lincoln to the Wisner home in Michigan that Col. Wisner and the future president met. They got into a dispute over the fleetness of their horses,for everybody went horseback in those days and to settle it the two young men had a race in the rear of the Wisner home, and Col. Wisner won. After Lincoln Was elected president, Col. Wisner enlisted in the army. He had been to Michigan on a furlough and in April, 1865, he passed through Washington on his return. He was there a few days and attended the play at the Ford theatre the night that President Lincoln was assassinated in his private box. Col. Wisner often said he sat where he could have shot John Wilkes Booth, the assassin, as he jumped from the box but nearly everybody in theatre thought it was a a part of the play.
In 1866 Col Wisner was appointed as an U. S. marshal and with a force of soldiers transferred a tribe of Indians from Nebraska and Kansas to Dakota. While on this duty he met Col Cody in Nebraska. In later years he was a guest of Cody and traveled as his guest when the Buffalo Bill Wild west show was the big Indian attraction of this country. Col. Wisner also had charge of a big contract in Mexico, and was the tea-testing agent for a large American importing house and traveled through the Japan tea fields.
Col. Wisner was very active for man of his age, and was a great base ball fan and fisherman. A year ago he suffered a stroke and since that time had been confined to his home. His advanced age rendered recovery impossible and he patiently awaited the end, which came on Saturday last."
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