ANDREWS, George Leonard

Affiliation:  Union

Born: August 31 1828, Bridgewater MA

Died: April 4 1899, Brookline MA

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1851 (1st in class), engineer duty, assistant professor at West Point, resigned US Army 1855, civil engineer.

War Service:  May 1861 Lt. Col. in 2nd Massachusetts, June 1862 Col., Cedar Mountain, Antietam, November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, chief of staff to Banks in Louisiana, Port Hudson, commanded a Dist. near Baton Rouge, organised Negro troops.

Post War:  Planter, US marshal, professor at West Point.