Isaac W. Luce

Lives Behind the Letters 176th New York, 1862–63

Written as “Ike Luce”

Isaac W. Luce, 18, enlisted in New York City on September 13, 1862, for three years, and was mustered in as a private in Company B of the 176th New York. He re-enlisted as a veteran for one year, mustering in on February 27, 1865, and was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, on March 7, 1866. The roster also gives his name as Isaac N. (176th roster, p. 972).

James wrote in April 1864 that “Ira Whitman, Ike Luce, and Gretna’s Drum Major have gone to New Orleans to get their discharge, they having never mustered into our Regiment” (James, April 13, 1864).

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1864 Apr 13