Thomas J. Lucas | |
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Born | September 9, 1826 Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | November 17, 1908 (aged 83) Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch | U.S. Army Union Army |
Battles/wars |
Thomas John Lucas (1826–1908) was an American officer in the Mexican War and the Civil War.
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]