Thomas J. Lucas
BornSeptember 9, 1826
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 1908 (aged 83)
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S.
Allegiance United States
BranchU.S. Army
Union Army
Battles/wars

Thomas John Lucas (1826–1908) was an American officer in the Mexican War and the Civil War.

Life

Thomas John Lucas was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, on September 9, 1826.[1] He was a son of one Major Frederick J. Lucas, who apparently fought under Napoleon.[2]

in 1847, he left his father's adopted trade of watchmaker and fought in the Mexican War as a 2nd lieutenant of the 4th Indiana Volunteers for a period of 14 months.[1]

In 1861, he entered the Civil War for the Union as lieutenant colonel of the 16th Indiana Regiment and when mustered out was brevetted brigadier general.[2]

He died at Lawrenceburg, Indiana on November 17, 1908, aged 83 years.[2] His wife died several months before him.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Warner 1964, p. 285.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Obituary. General Thomas J. Lucas". New-York Tribune. November 19, 1908. p. 7.

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