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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1876

Vol. III
p265
2627

(Born R. I.)

George Andrews​1

(Ap'd Ara.)

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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1872, to June 14, 1876, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 25th Infantry, June 15,º 1876.

Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Davis, Tex., Oct. 6, 1876, to Sep. 25, 1878, — in the field, Sep. 25 to Dec. 20, 1878, — Ft. Davis, Tex., Dec. 29, 1878, to May 17, 1880, — and Ft. Randall, Dak., to Jan. 27, 1881; on leave of absence, to Feb. 28, 1881; as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Brooks Military Academy, O., to Sep. 23, 1883; in garrison at

(First Lieut., 25th Infantry, Feb. 10, 1883)

Ft. Snelling, Min., to Feb. 4, 1888, — Regimental Adjutant, Aug. 17, 1886, to –––––; as Recorder of Infantry, Cavalry, and Light Artillery Tactics Board, to Sep. 16, 1889; and on frontier duty at Ft. Missoula, Mon., to –––––.

Vol. IV
p271
[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Military History. — Served: (Regimental Adjutant, Aug. 17, 1886 to Aug. 16, 1890) Recorder, Tactical Board at Washington, D. C., and Leavenworth, Kan., Feb., 1888 to Sept., 1889. — At Fort Missoula, Mont., Sept., 1889

(Captain of Infantry, 25th Infantry, Sept. 16, 1892)

to March, 1896. — On duty with Ohio National Guard, March, 1896

(Major, Staff — Asst. Adjutant-General, Feb. 26, 1898)

to March 21, 1898. — Adjutant-General, Department of the Missouri, Omaha, Neb., March 23 to April 17, 1898; of 4th Independent Division and 4th Army Corps, Mobile, Ala., April 21 to May 20, 1898; of the Department of the East, May 24, 1898 to March 11, 1899; of the Department of Santiago, Santiago and Puerto Principe, Cuba, March 25, 1899 to ––––

Vol. V
p247
[Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — In the Department of Santiago, Santiago and Puerto Principe, Cuba, Mar. 25, 1899 to Aug. 21, 1900; on leave to United States, Aug. 22 to Sept. 4, 1900; Adjutant General's Office, Washington, Sept. 4, 1900

(Lieut.‑Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General, Feb. 2, 1901)

to Oct. 14, 1902; Adjutant General of the Department of California, San Francisco, Oct. 27, 1902 to Jan. 15, 1904;

(Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General, Aug. 7, 1903)

of the Pacific Division, Jan. 15, 1904

 p248  (Title changed to Military Secretary,
by Act of Congress, Mar. 2, 1905)

to Nov. 6, 1905; on leave May 6 to July 2, 1905; en route to Manila, P. I., Nov. 6 to Dec. 3, 1905; Military Secretary and Adjutant General, Philippines Division, Manila, Dec. 3, 1905.

(Colonel, Adjutant General, Mar. 5, 1907,
with rank from Aug. 7, 1903)

to Jan. 3, 1908; on leave to Japan and China, April 15 to June 8, 1907; en route to U. S. via Suez and Europe, Feb. 20 to April 20, 1908; on leave in Europe from April 21 and in U. S. from June 29 to Aug. 19, 1908; Indian campaign badge; Adjutant General, Department of the Colorado, Denver, Aug. 19, 1908 to July 6, 1909; general court martial duty, Fort Wayne, Michigan, Oct. 24 to Nov. 4, 1908; under orders to change station to Department of the Lakes, Chicago, Ill., on June 30, 1909; Adjutant General of the Department of the Lakes, Chicago, Ill., July 6, 1909 to Dec. 7, 1909; on leave, Nov. 23 to Dec. 7, 1909; Adjutant General, Department of the East, Governor's Island, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1909 to –––––.

Vol. VI
p219
[Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Born Aug. 26, 1850.)

Military History. —

Colonel, Adjutant-General, Aug. 7, 1903.

At Governor's Island, N. Y., Adjutant-General, Department of the East, Dec. 7, 1909, to

(Brigadier-General, the Adjutant-General, Aug. 5, 1912)

Aug. 14, 1912; at Washington, D. C., Aug. 14, 1912, to Aug. 26, 1914.

Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Retired, Aug. 26, 1914,
By Operation of Law.

Military Order of the Loyal Legion; Sons of American Revolution.

Vol. VII
p136
[Supplement, Vol. VII: 1920‑1930]

Military History: —

Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Retired, Aug. 26, 1914,
By Operation of Law.

Died, Sept. 10, 1928, at Washington, D. C.: Aged 78.

Portrait and obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1929.

Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.


The Author's Notes:

1 [In Vol. III]

Son of Colonel George L. Andrews, U. S. Army.

[In Vol. V]

Son of Brigadier-General George Lippitt Andrews, U. S. A., retired.º

[In Vols. VI‑VII]

Son of Brigadier-General George Lippitt Andrews, U. S. A.


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