Long, John Robert
soldier, educator, was born Nov. 15, 1839, in Pulaski county, Ky., on the banks of the classic Cumberland, near Somerset. In 1861 he enlisted in company A, fifth division, Missouri state guard; at the end of sixmonths he entered the regular confederate service as sergeant in company B, third regiment Missouri cavalry, acting as bodyguard to General Sterling Price, taking part in the wearisome marches, retreats and battles which made the name of Price illustrious. After the battle of Elkhorn, or Pea Ridge, the command was transferred to the east of the Mississippi, and at the battle of Black River Ridge he was captured by the gallant twenty-second Iowa, and for more than a year and a half was a prisoner of war. He has since been principally engaged in educational work, and since 1892 has been superintendent of city schools in Jacksonville, Ill.