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No biography exists
for Lucas in the National
Archives. Below is my biography. Entries in blue are references
and my additions
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Luther Reuben Lucas was 32 years old when the 1860 Census was taken. His occupation was listed as
Mail Agent for the Virginia & Tennessee RR. He was living in Bedford
County, Virginia, just west of Lynchburg. He was living in the home
of Professor W. Leftwitch, a 54 year old Baptist minister. Also in
the house was the Professor's 44 year old wife, three older
children, and M. J. Lucas, a man age 69. M. J. may be the Father of
the Professor's wife as well as the Father of L. R. |
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Lucas married to Fannie Leftwitch
in 1863 and they had 10 children. He died in 1892 and is buried in
Bedford County, Virginia. |
| October 19, 1861 |
Appointed
Transportation Agent at Bristol, Tenn. by Major Ashe
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| December 7, 1861 |
QMG ordered him to
inspect and rent a potential hospital building
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| March 9, 1862 |
Job title changed
from Transportation Agent to Agent of Quartermaster Department and
his pay more than tripled
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| March 21, 1862 |
Sent $3,000
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| April 7, 1862 |
Instructed to
forward flour
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| May 17, 1862 |
Instructed to give
assistance in shipping salt to Georgia
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| June 2, 1862 |
Instructed on
reimbursements
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| December 5, 1862 |
Recommended for
promotion to Captain and AQM at Bristol
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| December 20, 1862 |
Commissioned Captain
and AQM and assigned as Post Quartermaster at Bristol, Tenn. This
information comes from a National Archives file card which also
provides the only place where we learn that his middle name was
Reuben. |
| February 12, 1863 |
QMR reports his
value in his position
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| February 13, 1863 |
QMG instructs Post
QM's on noting freight condition problems
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| February 16, 1863 |
Reported to the
Quartermaster General that he had been arrested by the Department
Commanding General, with Lucas not knowing the reason.
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| March 31, 1863 |
QMG asks for report
regarding forage issue
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| April 30, 1863 |
Appointment as QM
Captain recommended
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| June 6, 1863 |
QMG grants him 30 day
leave
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| June 23, 1863 |
Wrote QMG on
prospects of shipping freight by way of Bristol
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| July 23, 1863 |
QMG approves plan for
securing local forage
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| August 13, 1863 |
QMG responds to a
question about purchasing produce for Virginia
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| October 19, 1863 |
Investigation into
Lucas' conduct be made
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| November 24, 1863 |
Quartermaster General
recommended to the Secretary of War that he be dropped from the
rolls since he was no longer needed. He was dropped on AIG SO 284.
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| November 30, 1863 |
Dropped from rolls of
QM's
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| February 16, 1864 |
Appears to have
continued in his job
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| March 10, 1864 |
Ordered to close his
accounts and report disposition of funds
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