Valley of the Shadow

From Compiled Military Service Records at National Archives

Personal Information

Name: James S. Franklin Long
Birthplace: Va.
Date of Birth: January 1, 1840
Physical Description: --
Prewar Life: Also known as Doc. 1860 census listed occupation as laborer, age 20, Northern District Augusta Co.

Enlistment Records

Date of Enlistment: March 7, 1862
Place of Enlistment: Staunton
Age at Enlistment: --
Occupation at Enlistment: --
Conscript Or Substitute: --

Service Information

Rank: Pvt.
Company: E
Transfer Company: --
Regiment: 1st Va. Cav.

Military Service Record

Promotions: --
Transfers and Other Services: --
Muster Sheet: Present through 6-1864.
Captured: --
Missing in Action: --
Prison: --
AWOL (Absent without Leave): --
Deserted: --
Discharge: --
Paroled: --
Notes: --

Casualty Information

Killed in Action: November 22, 1864; Newtown
Wounded in Action: --
Died of Disease: --
Died of Wounds: --
Hospital: --

Other Information

Personal Life: --
Postwar Life: --
Date of Death: November 22, 1864
Place of Death: Newtown
Burial Place: Newtown Cemetery (now Stephens City)
Cause Of Death: --
Epitaph: A Brave Boy.
Dwelling # (1860 Census): 1176
Family # (1860 Census): 1181