Thomas John Lucas

Thomas J. Lucas
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	Mexican–American War American Civil War Battle of Ball's Bluff

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]

• Warner, Ezra J. (1964). Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 82, 285–287.

• "Thomas John Lucas". Find a Grave. October 27, 2001.
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