Lucius Chubb

Lucius Chubb was the son of Glode Chubb, one of the earliest settlers of Nankin Township. The family home was at the northeast corner of Michigan and Venoy Road with a little low house on the bank of the river. Reportedly Lucius' father ran a station on the Underground Railroad from this house.

At the time of the Regiment's formation, Lucius Chubb was employed Detroit as a boilermaker, a profession which was and highly regarded in the early days of steam power. His employer is not known, although it was probably either a shipping/shipbuilding concern or a railroad. Lucius enlisted in Company E on August 5, 1862. He was mustered into service on August 13, 1862. He was 19 years 10 months old at the time of his enlistment. He was 5'8" tall,with blue eyes, light hair, and a fair complexion. According to his enlistment papers, he was still single.

The State Adjutant General's records indicate that he was transferred to Company C by order of Colonel Morrow on June 30 1863. The reason for the transfer is unknown. The very next day, July 1, 1863 the Regiment was heavily engaged at the Battle of Gettysburg. Presumably, Lucius fought as a member of his new company. He was gravely wounded during the fighting, once in the lower part of the left arm, and once in the center of his chest. The fact that both wounds were caused by buckshot bears testament to the proximity of the battle lines. As the Regiment was forced back, Lucius was left behind, and fell into confederate hands. When Lee's army retreated on July 4, severely wounded prisoners were left behind. Lucius was paroled on the field. Presumably Lucius was taken to a temporary filed hospital. Lucius likely spent the better part of a month at Gettysburg. He was eventually loaded onto a train and and taken to Satterlee General Hospital in Philadelphia, where he was admitted on August 9, 1863.

Lucius Chubb died on August 17,1863 at 11 o'clock P.M. He he seems to have been interred in the cemetery at 111 W. Monah in grave #8025. Lucius' father had been summoned to the hospital. He arrived too late to see the young man alive. Taking his son's effects and his body, the father returned to Michigan. Lucius now lies in the Chubb family cemetery, in what is now Westland.

Some of Lucius' hospital records have survived and are included with his service records at the National Archives.

Satterlee General Hospital

Dr. Malse Agnew
Admitted August 9/63
Died August 17/1863 11’o'clock P.M.

		Wounded at Gettysburg July 1st by buckshot in 2 places – 1st wound in lower 3rd of left arm, outer aspect, the shot is still in – very small wound. 2nd wound also a buckshot one, which he says is still in; struck him just over the articulation of the r. clavicle & sternum. Wound very much swollen & runs much
July 11	Cold Water Dressing
24		Buckshot removed from upper wound
27	Applied Nitric Acid and Pressure & corn meal poultice	Wound very painful and Sloughy, ____ Slough extending vertically, much pain,constitutional symptoms not urgent, no stimulus ordered.
28	Lime Water Dressing
30	Do. & pressure by lint & "spica"
31		Marked pulsations at bottom of wound referred to Thyroid axes or subclavian artery
Aug. 4	Milk punch & Pressure & quinine
9		Wound looks better
17		Very weak, vomiting and chill, pyemia

Photograph is courtesy of the Wayne Historical Museum. Used with permission.

Medical Information Courtesy of the Westland Historical Society. Used with permission.