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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... 7th of this year, he was stationed at the third officers' training camp, at Camp Sherman, Ohio, as a private. On June 1, 1918. he was commissioned second-lieutenant, and in August of that year was promoted to captain. A little later he was appointed camp adjutant, and on June 1, 1919, was promoted to major. He was stationed at Trieste, on the allied re-adjustment board, and was mustered out of service October 23, 1919, and received his honorable discharge with the rank of major. He then returned to Cincinnati, where he is now acting as president of the Ex-service Men's Co-operate Association. On June 20, 1918, Major Long was united in marriage with Miss Amelia Herrmann, of Cincinnati, a daughter of Frank and Carrie Herrmann, and they reside at 2207 Rice street, Cincinnati. Horatio L. Buckingham, a farmer of Camp Dennison, Ohio, was born in Symmes township, Hamilton county, Ohio, April 26, 1868, son of Albert G. and Jennie (Doyle) Buckingham, the former of whom was born in the same township as his son, and the latter at Columbus, Ohio. The Buckinghams, as the name implies, are of English origin, and trace their name to an important English county, a dukedom, and Buckingham palace. The name is a place name, having been spelled Buck or Buch-ing-field or ham, meaning "little village." The Buckinghams immigrated to the United States in 1637, and settled in Pennsylvania. They have had their share of able and successful men: governors of states, lawyers and orators, but they have with few exceptions, during the past four generations, devoted themselves to agriculture on the tracts of land purchase by the first members of the family. Enoch Jeffries Buckingham and his brother, Levi, came to Ohio in 1790, and were located for a time at Columbia....