Benjamin Thomas Long, Sr.
(Courtesy of the Museum of the Confederacy)
Benjamin Thomas Long is the son of James Avant Long was born around 1843 and died about August 1831. He married Nancy Ann (Ward or Hinson) March 4, 1863 in Brunswick County, NC. Benjamin was a private in the 2nd Co. H, 40th North Carolina Regiment, 3rd North Carolina Artillery during the civil war. He entered into the service June 18, 1861. He was wounded at the Battle of Bentonville in Four Oaks on March 19, 1865 by a bullet that entered his abdomen, with the ball lodging in his back.
Buried in the Overbee Cemetery in Brogden, Johnston Co., North Carolina just off of Brogden Road.
Benjamin and Nancy had nine children and lived primarily in Johnston County, NC.
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Married to Whom | Marriage Date |
| Male Infant | about 1863-1866 | Before 1870 | ||
| Sarah Eliza Long | 1867 | March 18 1936 | James Patrick Creech (1)
Lewis Taylor (2) |
February 6, 1889 (1) June 3, 1903 (2) |
| Delia Long | about 1869 | Before 1880 | ||
| Benjamin Thomas Long, Jr | November 4, 1870 | July 3, 1935 | Lillie Adeline Parrish | June 17, 1894 |
| Joseph Oscar Long | February 2, 1873 | July 8, 1963 | Ida Oliver (1) Betty Nunn Jones (2) Annie Williams Meadows |
Unknown November 16, 1898 (2) Unknown |
| Magnolia "Maggie" Long | October 17, 1875 | November 30, 1957 | Henry Guy Alford | August 12, 1901 |
| Hattie Ann Long | September 20, 1876 | January 17, 1970 | Austin "Dunn" Williams | September 27, 1893 |
| Nettie Long | November 30, 1878 | April 28, 1973 | Thomas Hadley Atkinson | February 24, 1897 |
| Lula Long | October 3, 1880 | April 15, 1952 | Johnnie Sanders Tolar (1) London Creech (2) |
April 10, 1901 (1) March 14, 1914 (2) |