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Lewis Andros

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Lewis Andros Veteran

Birth
Death
2 Jul 1910
Burial
Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
Plot
E54-19 ER
Memorial ID
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Served in Co. A, 73rd US Colored Troops Infantry.
Died at 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.

His 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. He may have also served in the 1st Corps De Afrique Infantry as it was the predecessor unit of the 73rd US Colored Infantry. The 1st Corps De Afrique Infantry participated in the siege, assault, capture of Port Hudson, Louisiana, 21 May-9 July 1863 which had a direct impact on the course of the war and/or a decisive influence on Union control of the Mississippi River.

The 73rd USCT Infantry regiment participated in the siege, assault, capture of Fort Blakely, Alabama, 1-9 April 1865, 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.

He 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:
born circa 1834
resident of from Mar 1910, 4 months
died 02 July 1910
funeral conducted by Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5, Grand Army of the Republic.
Note: A soldier named Lewis Andros is also reported among the ranks of the 96th USCT Infantry regiment.

Sources:
Boulder Genealogical Society, Columbia Cemetery Burial Index
Historical Data Systems, Inc., Duxbury, MA 02331
NPS CWSSS Regimental Histories
NPS CWSSS Battle Summaries
Served in Co. A, 73rd US Colored Troops Infantry.
Died at 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.

His 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. He may have also served in the 1st Corps De Afrique Infantry as it was the predecessor unit of the 73rd US Colored Infantry. The 1st Corps De Afrique Infantry participated in the siege, assault, capture of Port Hudson, Louisiana, 21 May-9 July 1863 which had a direct impact on the course of the war and/or a decisive influence on Union control of the Mississippi River.

The 73rd USCT Infantry regiment participated in the siege, assault, capture of Fort Blakely, Alabama, 1-9 April 1865, 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.

He 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:
born circa 1834
resident of from Mar 1910, 4 months
died 02 July 1910
funeral conducted by Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5, Grand Army of the Republic.
Note: A soldier named Lewis Andros is also reported among the ranks of the 96th USCT Infantry regiment.

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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