- Wm W Long, 46, M, [Head], born in Lewis County, Married, Clerk, Saloon Clerk
Eva E Long, 45, F, Wife, born in Schenectady County, Married, Housekeeper
Oscar F Long, 23, M, Son, born in Oneida County, Single, Soldier, US Cadet at West Point
Charles A Long, 21, M, Son, born in Oneida County, Single, Crockery Clerk
David F Long, 19, M, Son, born in Oneida County, Single, Saloon Clerk
Hattie Long, 15, F, Daughter, born in Oneida County, Single
William W Long, 13, M, Son, born in Oneida County, Single
Lilly Long, 9, F, Daughter, born in Oneida County, Single
Eva E Long, 6, F, Daughter, born in Oneida County, Single
Anna M Johnston, 22, F, Niece, born in Oneida County, Single
Lived in a frame house worth $4500
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| Military Service |
- Medal of Honor citation
"The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Second Lieutenant Oscar Fitzalan Long, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 30 September 1877, while serving with 5th U.S. Infantry, in action at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana. Having been directed to order a troop of cavalry to advance, and finding both its officers killed, Second Lieutenant Long voluntarily assumed command, and under a heavy fire from the Indians advanced the troop to its proper position."
Long was born in Utica, New York in 1852. He received an appointment to West Point, graduating in 1876. He served most of his Army career in the American West. During the campaign against Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce in the fall of 1877, Long was one of nine men who received the Medal of Honor for valor at the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain.
After retiring as a Brigadier General in 1904, Long moved to Oakland, California and became a businessman. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He has a collection of papers on file at the University of California, Berkeley.
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1853 - 1928 (75 years)
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