Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served forty two years in the United States Army, beginning at his commissioning of Major and Paymaster on May 22, 1822, and ending at his retirement on November 29, 1864. He served most of his career in the Paymaster Department, serving after the Civil War began first as Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Paymaster on the staff of Major General Henry W. Hallack, then as Colonel and Chief Paymaster, United States Regular Army. He did see extensive field service during the Mexican War, when he was commissioned as Colonel, US Volunteers to command the Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen, a one year enlistment unit that had howitzer artillery and rockets as part of it's weaponry. For his service in Mexico he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Regular Army on September 13, 1847 for "gallant and meritorious conduct in the Battle of Chepultepec". On March 13, 1865 he received a second brevet of Brigadier General for long and faithful services in the army", but declined the honor. His son, Richard Snowden Andrews, served as a Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served forty two years in the United States Army, beginning at his commissioning of Major and Paymaster on May 22, 1822, and ending at his retirement on November 29, 1864. He served most of his career in the Paymaster Department, serving after the Civil War began first as Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Paymaster on the staff of Major General Henry W. Hallack, then as Colonel and Chief Paymaster, United States Regular Army. He did see extensive field service during the Mexican War, when he was commissioned as Colonel, US Volunteers to command the Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen, a one year enlistment unit that had howitzer artillery and rockets as part of it's weaponry. For his service in Mexico he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Regular Army on September 13, 1847 for "gallant and meritorious conduct in the Battle of Chepultepec". On March 13, 1865 he received a second brevet of Brigadier General for long and faithful services in the army", but declined the honor. His son, Richard Snowden Andrews, served as a Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
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