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William J. Andrews
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William J. Andrews Private, Company E 8th Georgia Infantry About 1880 |
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William Jefferson Andrews, my great-grandfather, was born in Troup County, Georgia, on September 23, 1835. He was the oldest of 7 children. The family moved to Chambers County, Alabama during the 1840s, and returned to Butts County, Georgia in the late 1840s, then to Floyd County, Georgia in 1852. William is shown as 14 years old, attending school, in the 1850 U. S. Census, in Butts County, Georgia. In the 1860 Census, in Floyd County, William is 23 years old and described as a "laborer." William appears as a member of the Old Fellowship Baptist Church in 1859. This church was located on the Thomas S. Price plantation, near the Coosa River on lot #298, approx. one mile from the Andrews farm. For more information on the Andrews family, and about William's parents and 6 siblings, view my Andrews Genealogy page.Summary of military service in the Confederacy: William enlisted in the Miller Rifles (Captain Towers' Company, later Company E) on May 14, 1861. This unit was one of three Companies in the 8th Georgia Volunteer Infantry raised in Rome, Floyd County during the War. William was detailed to Camp Winder Hospital (Division 4) in Richmond, from May 24, 1862 through February 9, 1863. He rejoined the regiment in time for the siege of Suffolk, Virginia in April and May of 1863, and was part of the Gettysburg Campaign.William received a gunshot wound to the left leg during Longstreet's July 2nd assault in the Rose Woods near the Wheatfield and remained at Gettysburg when Lee's Army of Northern Virginia returned to Virginia. His left tibia was fractured, and he was one of the many patients at Camp Letterman Hospital in Gettysburg, after being moved there from Hood's Div. Hospital at the Plank Farm. He transferred back to Camp Winder Hospital, Richmond, in October of 1863, this time as a patient. He was furloughed on December 24, 1863, and did not return to active duty. He apparently spent the remainder of the War at home in Rome, Georgia. (View William's military service record details, below.)Click here to view his Virtual CSA Purple Heart Award. William moved to Provo, Utah in 1869 with his family, via an immigrant wagon train. A Mormon (Latter Day Saint) missionary named Jesse Crosby baptized several of the Andrews (and Beasleys - view John Beasley's autobiography) and evidently persuaded them to move to Utah. For the rest of his life, William supposedly experienced leg problems and fainting spells, as result of his wounds while serving in the 8th Georgia Infantry. He married Elizabeth Dianah Smith in 1876. He died on February 19, 1896, in Provo, Utah. William was a farmer, blacksmith, mechanic, and sheriff during his lifetime. Note: see Genealogy page (in Dave Larson's Webpage) for more information on William and the Andrews family.
1861 June 3 - Pvt. William J. Andrews, age 26 years, appears on Company Muster-in Roll of Capt. Towers' Company, Georgia Volunteers (became Company E, 8th Regiment Georgia Infantry). Muster-in date June 3, 1861, at Howard's Grove, near Richmond Va. Joined for duty and enrolled May 14, 1861 in Rome, Ga. for the War, by John R. Towers. 1862 Oct. 12 - W. Andrews, Pvt., Co. E, 8 Ga, appears on a List of wardmasters, nurses, etc. in General Hospital Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., who are able for active field service and whose places are to be filled by conscripts. How employed: Nurse. 1862 Nov. 1 - W. J. Andrews, Pvt., Co. E, 8 Regt. Ga, appears on Hospital Muster Roll of 4th Division, General Hospital Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., for Sept & Oct, 1862. Attached to Hospital on May 24, 1862, as a Nurse. Last paid by Capt West, Aug. 31, 1862. Present, detailed by Sec of War Regimental pay due from 1 May 1862. 1862 Nov. - W. J. Andrews, Priv., Co. E, 8 Reg't Georgia Infantry, appears on a Regimental Return for the month of Nov, 1862. Detached. 1862 Dec. - W. J. Andrews, Priv., Co. E, 8 Reg't Georgia Infantry, appears on a Regimental Return for the month of Dec, 1862. Detached. 1863 Jan. 1 - W. J. Andrews, Pvt., Co. E, 8 Regt. Ga, appears on Hospital Muster Roll of 4th Division, General Hospital Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., for Nov & Dec, 1862. Attached to Hospital on May 24, 1862, as a Nurse. Last paid by Capt Sandy, to Oct. 31, 1862. Present, detailed by Sec of War Regtl pay due from Nov. 1, 1862. 1863 Feb. 6 - W. J. Andrews, Co. E, 8 Ga Inf Reg, appears on a Receipt Roll for clothing. Date of issue Feb. 6, 1863. 1863 Feb. 9 - W. J. Andrews, Pvt., Co. E, 8 Rgt. Ga, appears on a Register of Medical Director's Office, Richmond, Va. Hospital: Winder Div. 4. Returned to duty Feb 9, 1863. 1863 Aug. 10 - W. J. Andrews, Pvt. Co. E, 8 Regt. Ga., appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War at Letterman General Hospital, Gettysburg, Pa., August 10, 1863. Captured Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863. Remarks: Wounded. 1863 Aug. 10 - W. J. Andrews, Pvt. Co. E, 8 Reg't. Ga. Complaint: G. Fract. L. Tibia. Admitted Aug. 10, 1863, to Camp Letterman U. S. A. Gen'l Hosp., Gettysburg, Pa. 1863 Oct 6 - W. J. Andrews, Pvt. Co. E, 8 Regt. Ga., appears on a Register of sick and wounded Confederates in the hospitals in and about Gettysburg, Pa., after the battle of July 1, 2, and 3, 1863. Complaint: G. S. below knee. Sent to Gen. Hosp. Oct. 6, 1863. Remarks: Doing well. 1863 Oct 6 - W. J. Andrews, Pvt. Co. E, 8 Regt. Ga., appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War at the hospitals in and about Gettysburg, Pa.; captured July 1, 2, and 3, 1863. Roll not dated. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. Remarks: Transferred to Pro. Marshal Oct. 6, 1863. 1863 Nov. 12 - W. J. Andrews, Pvt., Co. E, 8 Regt Ga. Admitted to U. S. A. Gen'l Hosp., West's Buildings, Baltimore, Md. Sent to G. H. Nov. 12, 1863. Remarks: Paroled. Ward F.1863 Nov. 12 - W. J. Andrews, Pvt., Co. E, 8 Regt Ga, name appears as signature to a Roll of Prisoners of War at West's Buildings Hospital, Baltimore, Md., November 12, 1863, transferred to City Point. Where captured: Gettysburg, July 5, 1863. Roll endorsed: "Received, City Point, Va., Novr. 17, 1863, of Maj. John E. Mulford, 2d Infty., N. Y. Vols., Comdg. Flag of Truce, on within rolls, Three Hundred and fifty paroled Confederate prisoners of war, less one dead. W. H. Hatch, Capt. & A.A.G., Comdg. Flat of Truce."1863 Nov. 17 - W. J. Andrews, Pvt., Co. E, 8 Regt Ga, appears on a Register of Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, Virginia. Admitted Nov. 16, 1863. Disposition: Winder No. 2, Nov 17, 1863.1863 [Nov] - W. J. Andrews, Pvt. Co. E 8 Regt Ga, appears on Hospital Muster Roll of soldiers, sick in 2d Division, General Hospital Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., to Oct. 31, 1863, not dated. Enlisted Apr. 29, 1861, Rome, by Capt Towers, for the War. Last paid by Capt. Wilcox, May 1, 1863. Presence or absence not stated [absent]. 1863 Dec. 24 - W. J. Andrews, Pvt. Co. E 8 Regt Geo, appears on a Register of General Hospital Camp Winder, Richmond, Virginia. Disease: Vul. Sclo. Admitted: Nov. 18, 1863. When furloughed: Dec. 24, 1863, for 30 days. Remarks: P. P. 1864 March & April - W. J. Andrews, Pvt., Co. E, 8 Reg't Georgia Infantry, appears on a Company Muster Roll, as "Absent, on account of wounds rec'd at Gettysburg, Pa." Enlisted May 14, 1861, at Rome Ga., by Capt. Towers, for the War. Last paid by Maj. Hammond, to Oct 31, 1863. 1864 July & Aug - W. J. Andrews, Pvt., Co. E, 8 Reg't Georgia Infantry, appears on a Company Muster Roll, as "Absent, sick acct. wounds rec'd at Gettysburg, Pa, 2 July 63." Enlisted May 14, 1861, at Rome Ga., by Capt. Towers, for the War. Last paid by Maj. Hammond, to Oct 31, 1863. 1864 Sept & Oct - W. J. Andrews, Pvt., Co. E, 8 Reg't Georgia Infantry, appears on a Company Muster Roll, as "Absent, sick on acct. wds rec'd at Gettysburg, Penn. July 2 1863." Enlisted May 14, 1861, at Rome Ga., by Capt. Towers, for the War. Last paid by Maj. Hammond, to Oct 31, 1863. |
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