Son of Robert H. and Sarah (McDowell) Long
Widower of Susan (Greenawalt) Long
OBITUARY :
CAPTAIN JAMES T. LONG
THE FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD GUIDE PASSES AWAY
For Twenty Years He has been the Leading Guide and Interpreter of Gettysburg.
CAPT. JAMES T. LONG, died on Sunday evening about 11:15 after a brief illness aged 68 years, 7 months and 28 days.
He had a severe illness several years ago and though he recovered and engaged at his business as battlefield guide he had seemed to many of his friends to lack something of the old time vigor and was weaker to withstand the attack of disease. Complications of Brights disease is said to have been the cause of his death.
Captain Long was a native of Lancaster County and after the War lived at Chambersburg, Philadelphia and Montgomery, Alabama. He came to Gettysburg to live in 1884 as traveling passenger agent for the Gettysburg and Harrisburg railroad.
He had been coming annually to this place with the G. A. R. encampments. He made a study of the battle and devoted himself to lecturing on the field and the guide business here and for years was the acknowledged leader in this work, in 1891 he published the first edition of 10,000 copies of "The 16th Decisive Battle of the World—Gettysburg," the Red Book, the popular guide book of the battlefield. Recently a second edition of this book has been issued.
Captain Long had an enviable military record. He enlisted in June, 1861, in Co. B, 99th Pa. Vol. Inf. and was soon made a corporal. In November, 1861, he was injured by falling timber and contracted typhoid fever and was discharged in April, 1862, for physical disability. He next enlisted in Co. G, 21st Pa. Cav., in June 1863, and won the rank of sergeant major. In Feb., 1864, he enlisted for the third time in Co. G, 21st Pa. Cav., for three years winning a commission as second lieutenant of Co. A, 21st Pa. Cav., and was promoted to first lieutenant and in the last campaign for heroism was brevetted captain.
Captain Long married Miss Susan Greenawalt of Chambersburg, who died in this place several years ago. He leaves three sons and two daughters, Harry of Harrisburg, William and Robert, Miss Lillie Long, and Mrs. Harry Lackner of this place.
He was a member of the Loyal Legion of Honor, Corporal Skelly Post No. 9, G. A. R.. Good Samaritan Lodge F. A. M., of This place, Gettysburg Lodge of Elks, and Fame Lodge of Philadelphia of I. O. O. F. and other orders.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 O'clock, interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Source : The Gettysburg Compiler Newspaper - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Wednesday, August 23, 1911
Widower of Susan (Greenawalt) Long
OBITUARY :
CAPTAIN JAMES T. LONG
THE FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD GUIDE PASSES AWAY
For Twenty Years He has been the Leading Guide and Interpreter of Gettysburg.
CAPT. JAMES T. LONG, died on Sunday evening about 11:15 after a brief illness aged 68 years, 7 months and 28 days.
He had a severe illness several years ago and though he recovered and engaged at his business as battlefield guide he had seemed to many of his friends to lack something of the old time vigor and was weaker to withstand the attack of disease. Complications of Brights disease is said to have been the cause of his death.
Captain Long was a native of Lancaster County and after the War lived at Chambersburg, Philadelphia and Montgomery, Alabama. He came to Gettysburg to live in 1884 as traveling passenger agent for the Gettysburg and Harrisburg railroad.
He had been coming annually to this place with the G. A. R. encampments. He made a study of the battle and devoted himself to lecturing on the field and the guide business here and for years was the acknowledged leader in this work, in 1891 he published the first edition of 10,000 copies of "The 16th Decisive Battle of the World—Gettysburg," the Red Book, the popular guide book of the battlefield. Recently a second edition of this book has been issued.
Captain Long had an enviable military record. He enlisted in June, 1861, in Co. B, 99th Pa. Vol. Inf. and was soon made a corporal. In November, 1861, he was injured by falling timber and contracted typhoid fever and was discharged in April, 1862, for physical disability. He next enlisted in Co. G, 21st Pa. Cav., in June 1863, and won the rank of sergeant major. In Feb., 1864, he enlisted for the third time in Co. G, 21st Pa. Cav., for three years winning a commission as second lieutenant of Co. A, 21st Pa. Cav., and was promoted to first lieutenant and in the last campaign for heroism was brevetted captain.
Captain Long married Miss Susan Greenawalt of Chambersburg, who died in this place several years ago. He leaves three sons and two daughters, Harry of Harrisburg, William and Robert, Miss Lillie Long, and Mrs. Harry Lackner of this place.
He was a member of the Loyal Legion of Honor, Corporal Skelly Post No. 9, G. A. R.. Good Samaritan Lodge F. A. M., of This place, Gettysburg Lodge of Elks, and Fame Lodge of Philadelphia of I. O. O. F. and other orders.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 O'clock, interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Source : The Gettysburg Compiler Newspaper - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Wednesday, August 23, 1911
Son of Robert H. and Sarah (McDowell) Long
Widower of Susan (Greenawalt) Long
OBITUARY :
CAPTAIN JAMES T. LONG
THE FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD GUIDE PASSES AWAY
For Twenty Years He has been the Leading Guide and Interpreter of Gettysburg.
CAPT. JAMES T. LONG, died on Sunday evening about 11:15 after a brief illness aged 68 years, 7 months and 28 days.
He had a severe illness several years ago and though he recovered and engaged at his business as battlefield guide he had seemed to many of his friends to lack something of the old time vigor and was weaker to withstand the attack of disease. Complications of Brights disease is said to have been the cause of his death.
Captain Long was a native of Lancaster County and after the War lived at Chambersburg, Philadelphia and Montgomery, Alabama. He came to Gettysburg to live in 1884 as traveling passenger agent for the Gettysburg and Harrisburg railroad.
He had been coming annually to this place with the G. A. R. encampments. He made a study of the battle and devoted himself to lecturing on the field and the guide business here and for years was the acknowledged leader in this work, in 1891 he published the first edition of 10,000 copies of "The 16th Decisive Battle of the World—Gettysburg," the Red Book, the popular guide book of the battlefield. Recently a second edition of this book has been issued.
Captain Long had an enviable military record. He enlisted in June, 1861, in Co. B, 99th Pa. Vol. Inf. and was soon made a corporal. In November, 1861, he was injured by falling timber and contracted typhoid fever and was discharged in April, 1862, for physical disability. He next enlisted in Co. G, 21st Pa. Cav., in June 1863, and won the rank of sergeant major. In Feb., 1864, he enlisted for the third time in Co. G, 21st Pa. Cav., for three years winning a commission as second lieutenant of Co. A, 21st Pa. Cav., and was promoted to first lieutenant and in the last campaign for heroism was brevetted captain.
Captain Long married Miss Susan Greenawalt of Chambersburg, who died in this place several years ago. He leaves three sons and two daughters, Harry of Harrisburg, William and Robert, Miss Lillie Long, and Mrs. Harry Lackner of this place.
He was a member of the Loyal Legion of Honor, Corporal Skelly Post No. 9, G. A. R.. Good Samaritan Lodge F. A. M., of This place, Gettysburg Lodge of Elks, and Fame Lodge of Philadelphia of I. O. O. F. and other orders.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 O'clock, interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Source : The Gettysburg Compiler Newspaper - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Wednesday, August 23, 1911
Widower of Susan (Greenawalt) Long
OBITUARY :
CAPTAIN JAMES T. LONG
THE FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD GUIDE PASSES AWAY
For Twenty Years He has been the Leading Guide and Interpreter of Gettysburg.
CAPT. JAMES T. LONG, died on Sunday evening about 11:15 after a brief illness aged 68 years, 7 months and 28 days.
He had a severe illness several years ago and though he recovered and engaged at his business as battlefield guide he had seemed to many of his friends to lack something of the old time vigor and was weaker to withstand the attack of disease. Complications of Brights disease is said to have been the cause of his death.
Captain Long was a native of Lancaster County and after the War lived at Chambersburg, Philadelphia and Montgomery, Alabama. He came to Gettysburg to live in 1884 as traveling passenger agent for the Gettysburg and Harrisburg railroad.
He had been coming annually to this place with the G. A. R. encampments. He made a study of the battle and devoted himself to lecturing on the field and the guide business here and for years was the acknowledged leader in this work, in 1891 he published the first edition of 10,000 copies of "The 16th Decisive Battle of the World—Gettysburg," the Red Book, the popular guide book of the battlefield. Recently a second edition of this book has been issued.
Captain Long had an enviable military record. He enlisted in June, 1861, in Co. B, 99th Pa. Vol. Inf. and was soon made a corporal. In November, 1861, he was injured by falling timber and contracted typhoid fever and was discharged in April, 1862, for physical disability. He next enlisted in Co. G, 21st Pa. Cav., in June 1863, and won the rank of sergeant major. In Feb., 1864, he enlisted for the third time in Co. G, 21st Pa. Cav., for three years winning a commission as second lieutenant of Co. A, 21st Pa. Cav., and was promoted to first lieutenant and in the last campaign for heroism was brevetted captain.
Captain Long married Miss Susan Greenawalt of Chambersburg, who died in this place several years ago. He leaves three sons and two daughters, Harry of Harrisburg, William and Robert, Miss Lillie Long, and Mrs. Harry Lackner of this place.
He was a member of the Loyal Legion of Honor, Corporal Skelly Post No. 9, G. A. R.. Good Samaritan Lodge F. A. M., of This place, Gettysburg Lodge of Elks, and Fame Lodge of Philadelphia of I. O. O. F. and other orders.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 O'clock, interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Source : The Gettysburg Compiler Newspaper - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Wednesday, August 23, 1911
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