He was mustered out of volunteer service in September 1861 and was commissioned in the Regular Army as the major of the 17th Infantry .
Andrews was a native of Rhode Island who was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 1st Missouri Infantry at the start of the war .
Andrews was mustered out of volunteer service in September 1861 and was commissioned in the Regular Army as the major of the 17th Infantry .
Andrews was a native of Rhode Island who was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 1st Missouri Infantry at the start of the war .