Information found online at Kenyon College Bulletin
The Life of Lorin Andrews
by Perry C. Lentz '64
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Lorin Andrews will enter history as "the first man in Ohio to volunteer for the Union Army."
It is worth recalling that exactly twice as many Union soldiers died of disease during the Civil War as were killed by combat--two-hundred twenty thousand of them. At three-thirty on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 19, Lorin Andrews joined that number. The College bell tolled forty-two times--once for each year of his life. News of his death shocked the entire state. The next day, lines of people passed through the house to pay homage. His emaciated body was clothed in his uniform: a dark blue frock coat, with two rows of brass buttons and the embroidered silver eagles of his rank.
The noon hour, then, on September 20. The funeral procession came up Middle Path: twelve students formed an honor guard; the faculties of the College and the Seminary were the pallbearers. The coffin was covered with a black cloth. Andrews's sword lay on it and, in silver thread, a device of a crown and cross, interwoven with Golden Rod, evergreen ivy, and snow-white flowers. Following came the family, then the choir, and then the students from the College, the preparatory schools, and the Seminary. Bishop Charles P. McIlvaine, accompanied by his coadjutor and his chaplain, stood waiting on the steps of Rosse Chapel. "I expected," McIlvaine was thinking, "that he would stand at my grave. But here am I to lay him in his. We have paid a large price." There was a moment of silence before the coffin was born into the chapel for the funeral service
Married Sarah Rebecca Gates 1843
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Civil War Pension Index Cards for Lorin Andrews
Name Lorin Andrews
Rank Col.
Company Field & Staff
Regiment 4
State Ohio
Arm of service Infantry
Event date 1862
State/Arm of service Ohio Inf.
Company/Regiment F&S,4
Publication title Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
NARA publication number T289
Publisher National Archives and Records Administration
Collection title Civil War Pensions
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Knox County, Ohio Vital Records, 1800-82
Name: Andrews, Lorin
Birth Place: Richland CO., OH
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1819
Date of Death: 18 Jul 1861
Place of Death: Army Camp, Western VA
Military unit: 4th OH Inf.
Comments: President of Kenyon College
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sao43
He was born in Ashland Co, OH and (according to military records) died of "Febris Typhoides" on 16 Sep 1861 at Camp Keys near Romney, VA (WV).
Lorin and Sarah had at least 3 children: Clara Elizabeth (10 Nov 1845), Louis Almon (3 Jan 1847), and Frank Lorin (20 Sep 1851) - all born in Stark Co, OH, before they moved to Gambier.
Sarah was living in Downer's Grove, IL, in 1900.
∼Lorin Andrews was born in a log cabin in Ashland, Ohio, on April 1, 1819. He was only the fourth child to be born there. His father was Alanson Andrews, who later owned a farm southwest of town. At the age of 17, he delivered a Fourth of July oration at Carter's Grove just east of Ashland. From 1840 to 1843, he was a student at Gambier, but was forced to leave for financial reasons. He then took charge of the Ashland academy. He successfully pursued his studies without a teacher. He lectured at institutes throughout Ohio and was an influential educator. In 1854, he was selected to be president of Gambier, and he increased enrollment there from 30 to over 200 students. Princeton awared him the LL.D. degree. In February, 1861, realizing that the country was headed to Civil War, he offered his services to Gov. Dennison and, in April, raised a company for the 4th Regiment in Knox County. He was elected colonel. The regiment was ordered to West Virginia, and due to exposure, Andrews fell victim to typhoid fever and died September 18, age 42. He was buried at Gambier at a site he had previously selected. Andrews is described as 5 ft. 8 in. in height, weighing about 130 pounds. He had sandy-colored, curly hair. His eyes were gray, "his carriage erect, with a sprightly gait." (Source: Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of Ohio. Cincinnati, Krehbiel, 1910. 1:253-54.)
The Life of Lorin Andrews
by Perry C. Lentz '64
***************
Lorin Andrews will enter history as "the first man in Ohio to volunteer for the Union Army."
It is worth recalling that exactly twice as many Union soldiers died of disease during the Civil War as were killed by combat--two-hundred twenty thousand of them. At three-thirty on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 19, Lorin Andrews joined that number. The College bell tolled forty-two times--once for each year of his life. News of his death shocked the entire state. The next day, lines of people passed through the house to pay homage. His emaciated body was clothed in his uniform: a dark blue frock coat, with two rows of brass buttons and the embroidered silver eagles of his rank.
The noon hour, then, on September 20. The funeral procession came up Middle Path: twelve students formed an honor guard; the faculties of the College and the Seminary were the pallbearers. The coffin was covered with a black cloth. Andrews's sword lay on it and, in silver thread, a device of a crown and cross, interwoven with Golden Rod, evergreen ivy, and snow-white flowers. Following came the family, then the choir, and then the students from the College, the preparatory schools, and the Seminary. Bishop Charles P. McIlvaine, accompanied by his coadjutor and his chaplain, stood waiting on the steps of Rosse Chapel. "I expected," McIlvaine was thinking, "that he would stand at my grave. But here am I to lay him in his. We have paid a large price." There was a moment of silence before the coffin was born into the chapel for the funeral service
Married Sarah Rebecca Gates 1843
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Civil War Pension Index Cards for Lorin Andrews
Name Lorin Andrews
Rank Col.
Company Field & Staff
Regiment 4
State Ohio
Arm of service Infantry
Event date 1862
State/Arm of service Ohio Inf.
Company/Regiment F&S,4
Publication title Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
NARA publication number T289
Publisher National Archives and Records Administration
Collection title Civil War Pensions
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Knox County, Ohio Vital Records, 1800-82
Name: Andrews, Lorin
Birth Place: Richland CO., OH
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1819
Date of Death: 18 Jul 1861
Place of Death: Army Camp, Western VA
Military unit: 4th OH Inf.
Comments: President of Kenyon College
**************
sao43
He was born in Ashland Co, OH and (according to military records) died of "Febris Typhoides" on 16 Sep 1861 at Camp Keys near Romney, VA (WV).
Lorin and Sarah had at least 3 children: Clara Elizabeth (10 Nov 1845), Louis Almon (3 Jan 1847), and Frank Lorin (20 Sep 1851) - all born in Stark Co, OH, before they moved to Gambier.
Sarah was living in Downer's Grove, IL, in 1900.
∼Lorin Andrews was born in a log cabin in Ashland, Ohio, on April 1, 1819. He was only the fourth child to be born there. His father was Alanson Andrews, who later owned a farm southwest of town. At the age of 17, he delivered a Fourth of July oration at Carter's Grove just east of Ashland. From 1840 to 1843, he was a student at Gambier, but was forced to leave for financial reasons. He then took charge of the Ashland academy. He successfully pursued his studies without a teacher. He lectured at institutes throughout Ohio and was an influential educator. In 1854, he was selected to be president of Gambier, and he increased enrollment there from 30 to over 200 students. Princeton awared him the LL.D. degree. In February, 1861, realizing that the country was headed to Civil War, he offered his services to Gov. Dennison and, in April, raised a company for the 4th Regiment in Knox County. He was elected colonel. The regiment was ordered to West Virginia, and due to exposure, Andrews fell victim to typhoid fever and died September 18, age 42. He was buried at Gambier at a site he had previously selected. Andrews is described as 5 ft. 8 in. in height, weighing about 130 pounds. He had sandy-colored, curly hair. His eyes were gray, "his carriage erect, with a sprightly gait." (Source: Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of Ohio. Cincinnati, Krehbiel, 1910. 1:253-54.)
Information found online at Kenyon College Bulletin
The Life of Lorin Andrews
by Perry C. Lentz '64
***************
Lorin Andrews will enter history as "the first man in Ohio to volunteer for the Union Army."
It is worth recalling that exactly twice as many Union soldiers died of disease during the Civil War as were killed by combat--two-hundred twenty thousand of them. At three-thirty on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 19, Lorin Andrews joined that number. The College bell tolled forty-two times--once for each year of his life. News of his death shocked the entire state. The next day, lines of people passed through the house to pay homage. His emaciated body was clothed in his uniform: a dark blue frock coat, with two rows of brass buttons and the embroidered silver eagles of his rank.
The noon hour, then, on September 20. The funeral procession came up Middle Path: twelve students formed an honor guard; the faculties of the College and the Seminary were the pallbearers. The coffin was covered with a black cloth. Andrews's sword lay on it and, in silver thread, a device of a crown and cross, interwoven with Golden Rod, evergreen ivy, and snow-white flowers. Following came the family, then the choir, and then the students from the College, the preparatory schools, and the Seminary. Bishop Charles P. McIlvaine, accompanied by his coadjutor and his chaplain, stood waiting on the steps of Rosse Chapel. "I expected," McIlvaine was thinking, "that he would stand at my grave. But here am I to lay him in his. We have paid a large price." There was a moment of silence before the coffin was born into the chapel for the funeral service
Married Sarah Rebecca Gates 1843
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Civil War Pension Index Cards for Lorin Andrews
Name Lorin Andrews
Rank Col.
Company Field & Staff
Regiment 4
State Ohio
Arm of service Infantry
Event date 1862
State/Arm of service Ohio Inf.
Company/Regiment F&S,4
Publication title Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
NARA publication number T289
Publisher National Archives and Records Administration
Collection title Civil War Pensions
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Knox County, Ohio Vital Records, 1800-82
Name: Andrews, Lorin
Birth Place: Richland CO., OH
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1819
Date of Death: 18 Jul 1861
Place of Death: Army Camp, Western VA
Military unit: 4th OH Inf.
Comments: President of Kenyon College
**************
sao43
He was born in Ashland Co, OH and (according to military records) died of "Febris Typhoides" on 16 Sep 1861 at Camp Keys near Romney, VA (WV).
Lorin and Sarah had at least 3 children: Clara Elizabeth (10 Nov 1845), Louis Almon (3 Jan 1847), and Frank Lorin (20 Sep 1851) - all born in Stark Co, OH, before they moved to Gambier.
Sarah was living in Downer's Grove, IL, in 1900.
∼Lorin Andrews was born in a log cabin in Ashland, Ohio, on April 1, 1819. He was only the fourth child to be born there. His father was Alanson Andrews, who later owned a farm southwest of town. At the age of 17, he delivered a Fourth of July oration at Carter's Grove just east of Ashland. From 1840 to 1843, he was a student at Gambier, but was forced to leave for financial reasons. He then took charge of the Ashland academy. He successfully pursued his studies without a teacher. He lectured at institutes throughout Ohio and was an influential educator. In 1854, he was selected to be president of Gambier, and he increased enrollment there from 30 to over 200 students. Princeton awared him the LL.D. degree. In February, 1861, realizing that the country was headed to Civil War, he offered his services to Gov. Dennison and, in April, raised a company for the 4th Regiment in Knox County. He was elected colonel. The regiment was ordered to West Virginia, and due to exposure, Andrews fell victim to typhoid fever and died September 18, age 42. He was buried at Gambier at a site he had previously selected. Andrews is described as 5 ft. 8 in. in height, weighing about 130 pounds. He had sandy-colored, curly hair. His eyes were gray, "his carriage erect, with a sprightly gait." (Source: Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of Ohio. Cincinnati, Krehbiel, 1910. 1:253-54.)
The Life of Lorin Andrews
by Perry C. Lentz '64
***************
Lorin Andrews will enter history as "the first man in Ohio to volunteer for the Union Army."
It is worth recalling that exactly twice as many Union soldiers died of disease during the Civil War as were killed by combat--two-hundred twenty thousand of them. At three-thirty on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 19, Lorin Andrews joined that number. The College bell tolled forty-two times--once for each year of his life. News of his death shocked the entire state. The next day, lines of people passed through the house to pay homage. His emaciated body was clothed in his uniform: a dark blue frock coat, with two rows of brass buttons and the embroidered silver eagles of his rank.
The noon hour, then, on September 20. The funeral procession came up Middle Path: twelve students formed an honor guard; the faculties of the College and the Seminary were the pallbearers. The coffin was covered with a black cloth. Andrews's sword lay on it and, in silver thread, a device of a crown and cross, interwoven with Golden Rod, evergreen ivy, and snow-white flowers. Following came the family, then the choir, and then the students from the College, the preparatory schools, and the Seminary. Bishop Charles P. McIlvaine, accompanied by his coadjutor and his chaplain, stood waiting on the steps of Rosse Chapel. "I expected," McIlvaine was thinking, "that he would stand at my grave. But here am I to lay him in his. We have paid a large price." There was a moment of silence before the coffin was born into the chapel for the funeral service
Married Sarah Rebecca Gates 1843
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Civil War Pension Index Cards for Lorin Andrews
Name Lorin Andrews
Rank Col.
Company Field & Staff
Regiment 4
State Ohio
Arm of service Infantry
Event date 1862
State/Arm of service Ohio Inf.
Company/Regiment F&S,4
Publication title Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
NARA publication number T289
Publisher National Archives and Records Administration
Collection title Civil War Pensions
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Knox County, Ohio Vital Records, 1800-82
Name: Andrews, Lorin
Birth Place: Richland CO., OH
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1819
Date of Death: 18 Jul 1861
Place of Death: Army Camp, Western VA
Military unit: 4th OH Inf.
Comments: President of Kenyon College
**************
sao43
He was born in Ashland Co, OH and (according to military records) died of "Febris Typhoides" on 16 Sep 1861 at Camp Keys near Romney, VA (WV).
Lorin and Sarah had at least 3 children: Clara Elizabeth (10 Nov 1845), Louis Almon (3 Jan 1847), and Frank Lorin (20 Sep 1851) - all born in Stark Co, OH, before they moved to Gambier.
Sarah was living in Downer's Grove, IL, in 1900.
∼Lorin Andrews was born in a log cabin in Ashland, Ohio, on April 1, 1819. He was only the fourth child to be born there. His father was Alanson Andrews, who later owned a farm southwest of town. At the age of 17, he delivered a Fourth of July oration at Carter's Grove just east of Ashland. From 1840 to 1843, he was a student at Gambier, but was forced to leave for financial reasons. He then took charge of the Ashland academy. He successfully pursued his studies without a teacher. He lectured at institutes throughout Ohio and was an influential educator. In 1854, he was selected to be president of Gambier, and he increased enrollment there from 30 to over 200 students. Princeton awared him the LL.D. degree. In February, 1861, realizing that the country was headed to Civil War, he offered his services to Gov. Dennison and, in April, raised a company for the 4th Regiment in Knox County. He was elected colonel. The regiment was ordered to West Virginia, and due to exposure, Andrews fell victim to typhoid fever and died September 18, age 42. He was buried at Gambier at a site he had previously selected. Andrews is described as 5 ft. 8 in. in height, weighing about 130 pounds. He had sandy-colored, curly hair. His eyes were gray, "his carriage erect, with a sprightly gait." (Source: Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of Ohio. Cincinnati, Krehbiel, 1910. 1:253-54.)
Inscription
LORIN ANDREWS
President of Kenyon College
Eminent
As a
Teacher, Patriot and
Christian,
The first in Ohio
to answer the call of his country
In 1861, he served as
Col. Of the 4th O. V. I.
In the
First campaign against
THE GREAT REBELLION
AND DIED,
Martyr to the Union,
September 18th, 1861, aged 42 years,
Honored and beloved by all.
Family Members
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