Kammala wannan jumla: Lutes ya shiga cikin Sojoji daga Geddes, New York a watan Maris na 1864. Ya yi aiki tare da 111th New York Infantry, an kama shi a
Yaƙin Na Biyu na Tashar Ream, amma daga baya aka ba shi izini kuma aka inganta shi zuwa Corporal. Lokacin da aka rushe rundunarsa a shekara ta 1865, an canja shi zuwa Rundunar Sojojin Amurka ta 4.