caption serviceyears laterwork branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance image_size placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
george leonard andrews 1851 1865 & ndash ; 1855 1861 & ndash ; united languages at the united states military academy states marshal , professor of french & modern united states army union army 2nd , xii corps 4th brigade , 1st division , xii massachusetts corps 1st brigade , 3rd division , xix corps corps infantry d'afrique regiment 2nd brigade , 1st division brookline , massachusetts 4 april 1899 bridgewater , massachusetts usa 1861united states of america union 200 place of burial american civil war 31 august 1828 mount auburn cemetery ; cambridge , massachusetts 35px brigadier general 35px brevet major general glandrews.jpg george leonard andrews
 george leonard andrews
george leonard andrews

george leonard andrews -lrb- august 31 , 1828 -- april 4 , 1899 -rrb- was an american professor , civil engineer , and soldier .
he was a brigadier general in the union army during the american civil war and was awarded the honorary grade of brevet major general .
during the civil war , andrews served in a number of important commands , first as the colonel of the 2nd massachusetts , a regiment which saw heavy action in the battles of cedar mountain and antietam , among other actions .
mentored by maj. gen. nathaniel prentice banks , andrews became part of banks 's staff and was assigned several command roles in the army department of the gulf during the later years of the war .
after the war , andrews pursued a variety of vocations , including service as a united states marshal , before returning to the united states military academy at west point as a professor until his retirement .
