Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Union Army as a Sergeant in Company E, Fourth Michigan Infantry. At the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, May 10, 1864, he voluntarily returned in the face of the advancing Confederates to assist a wounded comrade and carried him to a place of safety. For extreme courage under enemy fire, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. After the war, he became a lawyer at San Diego, California and was prominent in that city's early development. He was also a Vice-President at the Santa Fe Railroad, Postmaster and County Judge.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Union Army as a Sergeant in Company E, Fourth Michigan Infantry. At the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, May 10, 1864, he voluntarily returned in the face of the advancing Confederates to assist a wounded comrade and carried him to a place of safety. For extreme courage under enemy fire, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. After the war, he became a lawyer at San Diego, California and was prominent in that city's early development. He was also a Vice-President at the Santa Fe Railroad, Postmaster and County Judge.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Family Members
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Christopher Sanborn Luce
1808–1897
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Sallie G. Pottle Luce
1809–1858
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Adelaide Mantania Luce
1851–1928 (m. 1870)
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Frank M Luce
1863–1878
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Dana Sanborn Luce
1871–1948
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George Montania Luce
1876–1894
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Grace Adelaide Luce Irwin
1877–1914
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Mary Henrietta Luce Sinnott
1878–1936
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Edgar Augustine Luce
1881–1958
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Moses Augustine Luce
1900 United States Federal Census
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Moses Augustine Luce
1910 United States Federal Census
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Moses Augustine Luce
1880 United States Federal Census
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Moses Augustine Luce
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
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Moses Augustine Luce
U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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