History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . usinessability, civic usefulness and social qualitieshave brought him into justifiable prominencein Bay City. Mr. Andrews was born nearFlint, Michigan, April 12, 1839, and is a sonof Capt, Bushnell and ]\Iary (Mason) An-drews. Capt. Bushnell Andrews was born andreared in New York, where his military titlewas obtained as a commander of State was a very early settler in Genesee County,Michigan, becoming an extensive and success-ful farmer in the vicinity of Flint. Both heand his wife died there, the latter surviving-until
History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . usinessability, civic usefulness and social qualitieshave brought him into justifiable prominencein Bay City. Mr. Andrews was born nearFlint, Michigan, April 12, 1839, and is a sonof Capt, Bushnell and ]\Iary (Mason) An-drews. Capt. Bushnell Andrews was born andreared in New York, where his military titlewas obtained as a commander of State was a very early settler in Genesee County,Michigan, becoming an extensive and success-ful farmer in the vicinity of Flint. Both heand his wife died there, the latter surviving-until the age of 90 years. Their children em-braced two sons and one daughter. Martin M. Andrews completed the publicschool course at Flint, and then entered Ober-lin College. Ohio, in 1859, where the outbreakof the Civil War found him a student. An-swering the first call for troops, Mr. Andrews-enlisted on May 20, 1861, in a company com-posed entirely of college students, musteredinto the United States service as Company C,Seventh Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. He was pro-. MAJ. L. G. WILCOX AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 379 moted to ist sergeant, and during the last yearof their first term of enhstment was in com-mand of his company. He was then commis-sioned 1st Heutenant and appointed adjutantof tlie 185th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf.; forgallant conduct he was later commissioned cap-tain, and w-as honorably discharged in service was one of much danger, hardshipand varied experience, including the battles ofCedar Mountain, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville,Chattanooga and the Atlanta campaign, dur-ing which time he was a thousand times in im-minent danger and ^vas thrice wounded, fortu-nately never seriously, as soldiers are accus-tomed to reckon injury. His military recordis one to which he can refer with justifiablepride. When the time had come to put aside thesword and resume peaceful pursuits. CaptainAndrews repaired to St. Louis, Missouri, andaccepted a position offered him by one of
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