Eli Long

Eli Long (June 16, 1837 – January 5, 1903) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Early life Long was born on June 16, 1837, in Woodford County, Kentucky, and graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute in 1855. In 1856, he was appointed second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment, serving in a variety of frontier outposts and occasionally battling hostile Indians.

On February 23, 1863, Long was appointed colonel of the 4th Ohio Cavalry, a regiment which recently had surrendered to the Confederate raider, Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan. The President submitted the nomination to the U.S. Senate on December 12, 1864, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on February 14, 1865.

Aftermath Long was mustered out of the volunteer service on January 15, 1866 On July 17, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Long for appointment to the brevet grade of major general in the Regular Army, to rank from March 13, 1865, for his services during the war, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on July 23, 1866.

After recovering from the wound suffered at the Battle of Selma, Long was assigned to command the Military District of New Jersey. He then lived in Plainfield, New Jersey, earning a living as a lawyer and borough recorder. He died on January 5, 1903, after an operation in a New York City hospital. Eli Long is buried in Hillside Cemetery at Plainfield.