Fob consists of a fine black ribbon folded to a length of approx. 3.50 inches long with a gold adjustment buckle at top and a gold link at bottom for suspending a pocket watch. Hanging from the top adjustment buckle is a wartime US staff officer’s button in excellent condition with a flat gold back engraved with “J. W. HOUSTON MD / SURGEON / OF PA. VOLS. / CIVIL WAR / 1861 - 1865.” Engraving has the usual linear decorations and is nicely done.

Joseph Willis Houston was born February 14, 1834. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1857 and became a member of the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania.

Houston was first commissioned Assistant Surgeon of the 72^nd Pennsylvania Infantry on July 31, 1862 and was discharged on October 6, 1862. During his time with the regiment they saw action at the battle of Antietam.

From July 6 to August 13, 1863 Houston served as Surgeon of the 43^rd Pennsylvania Infantry of the Pennsylvania Emergency Troops.

After the war he became a Professor of Natural Science at Lincoln University for six years and dean of the faculty of the medical department. He was also a surgeon of the Maryland Division of the Pennsylvania system for 15 years.

He died on June 5, 1920 at age 86 and is buried in Oxford Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  [ad]

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