Robert Houston Long
Born 15 Oct 1846 in Sevier Co., Tennessee
Moved to Carroll Co., Arkansas in 1857.
Age listed as 13 on 1860 Crooked Creek, Carroll Co., Arkansas Census
Enlisted in Company H, 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment 10 Mar 1863 at Fayetteville. Age listed as 18. 5 feet 6 inches, blue eyes, brown hair, fair complextion. Absent sick at Springfield, MO through Oct 1863. Promoted Corporal by Dec 1863. On detached duty guarding crops Apr 1864. Reduced to ranks June 1864. Mustered out of service 10 Aug 1865 at Fort Smith.
Filed Pension Application (#454,899) 15 Jul 1882 from Missouri.
Died 15 May 1934 at Afton, Ottawa, Oklahoma.
Buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Afton, Ottawa, Oklahoma.