Other Events:

• _MILT: 25 Aug 1862; Col A 148th Regt PV *GAR. Private. Mustered out with Company, June 1, 1865.

Notes:

Son of John and Elizabeth (Wittenmoyer) Long; Married Martha M. Bierly, daughter of William & Barbara (Royer) Bierly. Martha's parents were citied in "Family of Christopher Royer", page 143 of Aaron Kern Gift's book,"History of Gift, Kern and Royer Families".

From Vernon and Diane Long's book, page 5, Jesse Long Biographical Data: "He was drafted three times. His father paid for a German soldier to take his place until the money was gone and he had to go to the Army. Jesse was a prisoner of war. He had this to say. (It was written on the back of the picture of Joseph and Jesse) "A dog came into camp, but he never got out. We were so hungry."

He served with Company A, 148th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Campaigns of this Regiment after his listment:
Chancellorsville Campaign, April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5, 1863.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Campaign, June 14-July 24. Skirmish at Haymarket June 25. Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Wapping Heights, Virginia, July 23.
Expedition to Port Conway August 31-September 4. Richardson's Ford, September 1. Duty on Orange and Alexandria Railroad and the Rappahannock till October. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17.
Bristoe Campaign, October 9-22. South side of the Rappahannock October 12. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford November 7.
Mine Run Campaign, November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Morton's Ford February 6-7. Duty near Stevensburg till May.
Rapidan Campaign, May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spotsylvania May 8-12; Po River May 9-10; Spotsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. Milford Station May 20. Reconnaissance by Regiment across North Anna River May 22. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31.
Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 21-23, 1864.
Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29.
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream's Station, Weldon Railroad, August 25.
Assault on Davidson's Confederate Battery October 27. Front of Forts Morton and Sedgwick October 29. Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run February 5-7, 1865. Watkins' House March 25.
Appomattox Campaign, March 28-April 9. Gravelly Run March 29. Boydton Road or Hatcher's Run March 30-31. Crow's House, White Oak Road, March 31. Sutherland Station April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge, Farmville, April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, DC, May 2-12. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out near Alexandria June 1, 1865.

Source: Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Vol. III, Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1959, p. 1065.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58572527/jesse-long

Family/Spouse: Martha Magdalena Bierly. Martha (daughter of William Bierly and Barbara Royer) was born on 17 Mar 1844 in Rebersburg, Centre County, PA; died on 09 Dec 1908 in Rebersburg, Centre County, PA; was buried in Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214348385/barbara-e_-long

Section 1, row 12, #4. Very near her maternal grandparents, William and Barbara (Royer) Bierly.