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taught school, 1868-73 ; was president of Graham college, N.C., 1873-82 ; president and professor of mental and moral science at Antioch college, Ohio, 1883-99, and in 1899 retired to his farm near Graham, N.C. He was a member of the Ohio College association ; of the National Educa- tional association ; of the International Congress of Education ; of the American Institute of Chris- tian Philosophy ; of the Council of the American Congresses of Churches ; was president of the American Christian convention and of the Chris- tian Publishing association for eight years, and a fellow of Columbia university, N.Y., 1894-95. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from the University of North Carolina, and that of LL.D. from Union Christian college in 1886. He is the author of : Legal History of Antioch Col- lege (1890); History of Cohiage (1896), and con- tributions to the press.

LONG, EH, soldier, was born in Woodford county, Kentucky, June 16, 1837 ; son of Eli and Margaret Long. He was graduated from the military school, Frankfort, Ky., in 1855 ; was appointed from civil life, 2d lieutenant, 1st U.S. cavalry, June 27, 1856, and served in the Indian campaigns of 1857-61. He was promoted Ist lieutenant, March 1, and captain, May 24, 1861, and was assigned to the 4th U.S. cavalry. He served in the army of the west and participated in the operations leading to and including the battle of Stone's River, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862, to Jan. 3, 1863. He was commissioned colonel of the 4th Ohio cavalry, Feb. 23, 1863, and took part in the Tullahoma campaign, June 24 to July 3, 1863. He commanded the 2d division, 2d brigade of cavalry at the battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 19 and 20, 1863 ; was in the Chattanooga cam- paign, Nov. 23-27, 1863, and in northern Alabama until June 6, 1864, when he served in the Atlanta campaign until its close, Sept. 18, 1864. He was promoted brigadier-general, Aug. 18, 1864. He commanded the 2d division of the cavalry corps in Wilson's raid through Alabama and Georgia from March 22 to April 20, 1865, and commanded the military district of New Jersey, 1865-66. He was brevetted major for gallantry in the bat- tle of Farmington, Tenn., Oct. 7, 1862; lieu- tenant-colonel for the defense of Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 3, 1863 ; colonel for the battle of Love joys' Station, Ga., Aug. 21, 1864, brigadier- general, March 13, 1865, for the battle of Selma, Ala. ; major-general, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services in the field during the war, and major-general of volunteers, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services in action. He was wounded four times during the war, receiving a severe injury to his head at the battle of Selma, Ala. He was mustered out of the volunteer service, Jan. 15, 1866, and was re-

tired with the rank of major-general, Aug. 16, 1867, by reason of wounds in line of duty, but was reduced to the rank of brigadier-general through the operation of the act of ]March 3, 1875, when he was again retired. He married, Sept. 5, 1865, Jane I. Lane, and after his retire- ment resided in Plainfield, N.J., He died in New York city, Jan. 5, 1903.

LONG, Eugene Rufus, educator, was born in Sumter county, S.C, Dec. 10, 1862; son of Isaac Jasper and Callie (Kennedy) Long ; grand- son of Isaac and Lettie (Hamilton) Long and of John Leland and Jane (Chamblin) Kennedy, and of Scotch-Irish ancestry. He was graduated from Arkansas college, A.B., 1878, and was a student at Southwestern Presbyterian university, 1882- 83. He was professor in Arkansas college, 1883- 95 ; president of the college, 1891-95 ; professor of English in Southwestern Presbyterian univer- sity, 1895-97, and in 1897 returned to Arkansas college as president and professor of biblical literature and political science. He was married Dec. 26, 1900, to Sallie, daughter of J. R. S. Meek of Warren, Ark.

LONG, Isaac Jasper, educator, was born in Anderson district, S.C, Feb. 23, 1831; son of Isaac and Lettie (Hamilton) Long ; grandson of Joseph Long, who migrated from Virginia to E^t Tennessee, and a descendant of Luke Hamilton, who emigrated from the north of Ireland and settled in South Carolina. He was graduated at Centre college, Ky., 1858; studied at Danville Theological seminary, 1858-59, and at Columbia Theological seminary, S.C, 1859-60. He was principal of the preparatory department. Centre college, Ky., 1859-60; was licensed, April 12, 1860, and was supply at Itonia, S.C, 1860-61. He was married Aug. 30, 1859, to Callie P. Ken- nedy. He was ordained by the presbytery of Harmony, Oct. 31, 1861 ; was pastor of Concord church, Sumter district, S.C, and chaplain, CS. A., 1861-67. In 1867 he became pastor at Bates- ville, Ark., where he founded an academy which became Arkansas college in 1872, and of which he was president and professor of ancient lan- guages and biblical literature, 1872-91. He re- ceived the honorary degree of D.D. from Arkan- sas college in 1876. He is the author of : Outlines of Ecclesiastical History (1888). He died at Batesville, Ark., Dec. 10, 1891.

LONG, John Collins, naval officer, was born in Portsmouth, N.H., Sept. 6, 1795; son of Capt. George and Martha (Hart) Long, and grandson of Gen. Pierse Long (q. v.) He attended th« academy in Portsmouth, N.H., and was war- ranted a midshipman in the U.S. navy, July 12, 1812. On Aug. 29, 1812, was ordered to the Con- stitution as aide to Commodore Bainbridge, and took part in the engagement between the Consti-