Thomas John Lucas

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. He was a son of one Major Frederick J. Lucas, who apparently fought under Napoleon.

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.

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.

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