Eugene W. Tucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 15, 1849, the son of William and Isabel Tucker. On June 7, 1864, at the age of 15, he enlisted in the 39th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, Company G as a 100-day man. He served his 100 days before being mustered out on September 22. He enlisted with a friend Frank [surname unknown] in the 13th U. S. Infantry Regiment the following spring. The regiment trained at Newport Barracks, then was transferred to Camp Sherman in Nashville, Tennessee. In September 1865 they moved to Fort Riley, Kansas. In the summer of 1866 they traveled up the Missouri River to Camp Cooke near the junction of the Missouri and Judith Rivers. After a brief stay on the Dearborn River in May-June 1867, the were transferred to the Sun River, where they constructed Fort Shaw. Tucker then returned to civilian life in Milwaukee.
After the war, Eugene Tucker settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and worked as a mechanical and civil engineer for most of his life. In 1872 he married Mary O. and they had two children, the older they named Frank after Eugene's friend and comrade-in-arms, and the younger they named Olive. Eugene W. Tucker died about 1916, as Mary Tucker received a widow's pension in October 1916.
From the description of Eugene W. Tucker letters, 1865-1868. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 636642872
