Private Lewis Andros,
Company A, 71st US Colored Troops Infantry.
Died 02 July 1910; 76 years of age.
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Private Lewis Andros,
Company A, 71st US Colored Troops Infantry. Died 02 July 1910; 76 years of age. An alternative surnames, Andrass, is reported in both the US NPS Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database and the Historic Data System database. Specific service [ enlistment, muster in, muster out ] dates are unknown. The 73rd US Colored Troops Infantry regiment was organized from the 1st Corps De Afrique Infantry [ United States Colored Volunteers] regiment on 04 Apr 1864. The 73rd USCT Infantry regiment participated the which had a direct impact on the course of the war and / or a decisive influence on [Union] Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby’s Mobile Campaign, Alabama campaign. Lewis Andros may have also served in the 1st Corps De Afrique Infantry [ United States Colored Volunteers] regiment. The 1st Corps De Afrique Infantry was the predessor unit of the 73rd US Colored Infantry. The 1st Corps De Afrique Infantry was organized on 04 April 1864. The 1st Corps De Afrique Infantry participated in the which had a direct impact on the course of the war and / or a decisive influence on Union control of the Mississippi River. Lewis Andros is one of three black US Colored Troops buried in Columbia Cemetery. A commissioned officer of the 47th USC INF is buried in Columbia Cemetery. Other information regarding Lewis Andros gleaned from the Boulder Genealogical Society's Columbia Cemetery Burial Index, includes: Note: A soldir named Lewis Andros is also reported among the ranks of the 96th USCT Infantry regiment. Sources |
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