[Charles] W. Long

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Title

[Charles] W. Long

Section

Lot

Grave

05

First Name

Middle Name

W.

Last Name

Nickname

"Chas"

Relationship

Husband of Celia R. Long (G-003-04)

Birth Date

[12/13/1825]

Birth: Month

Birth: Day

[13]

Birth: Year

Death Date

[08/16] 1902

Death: Month

[08]

Death: Day

[16]

Death: Year

Gender

Veteran Y/N

Military Service

Number of Persons on Marker

Composition

Condition

Shape

State

Legibility

Good

Dimension: Height

21 inches

Dimension: Width

12 inches

Inscription

Sergt. "Co. B. / 27 U. S. C. Inf. [U.S. Colored Infantry]"

Source of Information

Information taken from Westwood Printout and grave marker, if available; check the original burial register at city hall for additional data

Biographical Information

A brief biography in William E. Bigglestone, They Stopped in Oberlin: Black Residents and Visitors of the Nineteenth Century (Scottsdale, AZ: Innovation Group, 1981). According to Burton W. Nesbitt, volunteer Lorain County coordinator for the National Graves Registration Project of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, he enlisted on 12/9/1863 and was discharged on 9/21/1865. Check the original burial register for his age at death.
According to Burton W. Nesbitt, volunteer Lorain County coordinator for the National Graves Registration Project of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, he enlisted on 12/9/1863 and was discharged on 9/21/1865. Check the original burial register for his age at death.

Burial Date from Printout

08/18/1902

Burial: Month

Burial: Day

18

Burial: Year

Lot Owner

Long, Charles W.

Date Transcribed

08/05/2000

Default Latitude

41.28386754

Default Longitude

-82.23523536

Default Zoom Level

20

Collection

Citation

“[Charles] W. Long,” Westwood Database, accessed May 1, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/53870.

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