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Horace Andrus
Private Horace Andrus,
Company E, 72nd Indiana Infantry
Company I, 44th Indiana Infantry
Died 06 Jun 1915; 81.3 years of age


Alternative surname Andrews in both the Historical Data System and the US National Park Service CWSSS databases.

Horace Andrus enlisted as a Private on 14 Mar 1865.
He was mustered on Company E, 72nd Indiana Infantry regiment on 14 Mar 1865.

He transferred to Company I, 44th Indiana Infantry regiment on 01 July 1865.
He served 3.5 months in the 72nd Indiana Infantry regiment and 2.5 months in the 44th Indiana Infantry regiment; 14 Mar 1865. to 01 July 1865 and 01 July 1865 to 14 Sept 1865, respectively.

When Horace Andrus was in service, the 72nd Indiana Infantry regiment participated in Wilson's [Cavalry] Raid from Chickasaw, Alabama., to Macon, Georgia., 22 Mar - 24 Apr 1865, which resulted in the capture of Selma and Montgomery, Alabama., and Columbus and Macon, Georgia. The 72nd Indiana Infantry participated in the pursuit of Jeff Davis 06 - 10 May 1865. The regiment was mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, on 26 June 1865; at which time, Horace Andrus transferred to the 44th Indiana Infantry.

When Horace Andrus was in service, the 44th Indiana Infantry regiment was on provost duty in Chattanooga, Tennessee until it was mustered out on 14 Sept 1865.

Horace Andrus was mustered out 14 Sept 1865 at Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Other information regarding Horace Adrus gleaned from the Boulder Genealogical Society Columbia Cemetery Burial Index, includes:
  • born 31 Jan 1834 in Ohio
  • married Mary Lucinda Slaughter on 20 Nov 1855
  • fathered 8 children
  • occupations: farmer [ Ind., Wis., Kans., Colo. ] / livery [ Kans. ] / merchant [ Colo.]
  • resident of Boulder from 1883
  • appointed postmaster of Valmont in 1891
  • died 06 Jun 1915

    Sources
  • Boulder Genealogical Society, Columbia Cemetery Burial Index
  • Historical Data Systems, Inc., Duxbury, MA 02331
  • NPS CWSSS Regimental Histories
  • NPS CWSSS Battle Summaries


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