Edward Bancroft Williston (July 15, 1837 – April 24, 1920) was a brigadier general in the United States Army.

[2] He was the half-brother of Union Army Brevet Brigadier General Henry Stanton Burton.

The younger Williston attended Norwich University from 1851 to 1855, but left shortly before graduating to work as an assistant engineer in Pennsylvania.

[3][4] On August 5, 1861, Williston was commissioned in the 2nd United States Artillery as a second lieutenant in San Francisco, California.

The medal citation is for his "distinguished gallantry in action at Trevillian Station, Virginia, June 2, 1864.

Williston was a companion of the California Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.