Thomas John Lucas
Born: September 9, 1826
Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Father: Frederick Francis Lucas
(Buried: Newton Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Indiana)
Mother: Leticia Nethery
(Buried: Newton Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Indiana)
Wife: Anna E. Munson 1830 – 1905
(Buried: Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, Indiana)
Children:
Emma Laura Lucas Kinsinger 1853 – 1896
(Buried: Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, Indiana)
Florence F. Lucas Braun 1868 – 1952
(Buried: Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, Indiana)
Occupation before War:
Watchmaker in Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Served in the Mexican – American War rising to 2nd Lt.
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 16th Indiana Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, Virginia
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 16th Indiana Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
1863: Served in the Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign
1863: Wounded three times during Vicksburg Campaign
1864: Cavalry Brigade Commander in Red River Campaign
1864 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
Brigade and Division commander on raids in Florida, South Georgia, and Alabama.
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service against Mobile, Alabama
1865: Cavalry Brigade Commander in Vicksburg, Mississippi
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army
Occupation after War:
1875 – 1881: Employee of U.S. Internal Revenue Service
1881 – 1885: U.S. Postmaster for Lawrenceburg, Indiana
1886: Unsuccessful Candidate for U.S. Congress
Died: November 16, 1908
Place of Death: Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Cause of Death: Senility and chronic bronchitis
Age at time of Death: 82 years old
Burial Place: Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, Indiana
Last edited by a moderator: