Lessel Long
N 40° 52.280 W 085° 35.800
16T E 618253 N 4525421
A historic marker in Andrews, Indiana, in Riverside Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMDDKW
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2011
Views: 6
Lessel Long
1838-1915
Lessel Long was a Huntington County Pioneer, a Union soldier in the Civil War, and a prisoner of war at Andersonville prison (Camp Sumter) where 13,000 prisoners died. After the war he became a manufacturer and merchant in Andrews. In 1886 he published his experience in "Twelve Months in Andersonville Prison". His body is in Riverside Cemetery.
Birth: Feb. 20, 1838
Randolph County
Indiana, USA
Death: May 30, 1915
Group that erected the marker: Huntington Historical Society
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
River Road
Andrews, IN USA
46702
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