Henry Spaulding Lucas

Raised a frontier farmer, he'd apprenticed to a harness maker at age 18, and after 3 years went into business for himself. In 1860 he was a 25 year old sadler living in Silas E Wilcox's hotel in Troy, Bradford County, PA. He enrolled there on 27 April 1861 and mustered into service as First Lieutenant of Company C, 12th Pennsylvania Reserves. He was captured at New Market Crossroads/Glendale, VA on 30 June 1862, and was exchanged to return to duty on 27 August.

He was slightly wounded in the head in action at Turner's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September, but remained with his company, and was wounded again, in the leg, at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

He was wounded yet again, at Fredericksburg, VA on 13 December 1862, and was commissioned Captain to date from 6 April 1863, when Captain Gustin was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He was wounded for the 4th time at Spotsylvania Court House, VA in May 1864 and mustered out with the regiment on 11 June 1864 in Harrisburg, PA. He was honored by brevet to Major to date from 13 March 1865 for his service at Antietam.

In 1870 he was again a sadler, in Williamsport, PA, but by 1880 was an oil inspector there. He'd returned to his original trade and was a harness maker in Williamsport by 1900.

His service from Bates,1 the Card File,2 and Sypher.3 Personal details from family genealogists, the US Census of 1860-1900, and a bio sketch in Hardin's History.4 His gravesite is on Findagrave. Thanks for the hint from August Marchetti to look into Lucas. His picture from a photograph offered for sale by Union Drummer Boy, Gettysburg.

He married Martha E. Pinkham (1839-1930) in January 1865 and they had a daughter Minnie May (1873-1880).

01/03/1835; Judson Hill, PA

02/15/1909; Loyalsockville, PA; burial in Wildwood Cemetery, Williamsport, PA