11/20/1834 - Born, GA [Father: Garnett Andrews (1798-1873); Mother: Annulet Ball (1810-1872)]
09/03/1850 - Lived with his parents and sibs, Washington, Wilkes Co., GA (indexed in the 1850
U. S. Census as Henry F. Andrews)
1855-1856 - Attended, Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (from: GA; preceptor: Dr. D. Marshall Andrews)
1857 - M.D. degree, New York Medical College, New York City, NY (from GA before medical school)
1857-1859 - House Physician, Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY
07/29/1860 - Practiced medicine, Wilkes Co., GA (lived with parents and sibs; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as Henry F. Andrews)
00/00/1861 - Married, Elizabeth Cohron "Cora" Morgan
06/06/1861 - Appointed, Asst. Surgeon [Note: It appears that this was a Georgia state appointment as he received an appointment as an Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States later.]
06/11/1861-06/19/1861 - Lt., 9th GA Infantry (paid $80/mo.)
07/01/1862-08/30/1861 - Asst. Surgeon, 9th GA Infantry (paid $100/mo.)
07/31/1861 - Asst. Surgeon 9th GA Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Corps, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, Camp Walker, Bull Run, VA
08/31/1861 - Asst. Surgeon 9th GA Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Corps, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, Camp Walker, Bull Run, VA
09/06/1861 - As Asst. Surgeon, 9th GA Infantry, "left camp sick"
10/01/1861 - Asst. Surgeon 9th GA Infantry
10/25/1861 - Resigned accepted as Asst. Surgeon, 9th GA Infantry "to take effect today"
11/15/1861 - Asst. Surgeon, Gen. Hospital No. 11, Richmond, VA (?patient, ?sick)
11/30/1861 - Absent, sick
02/05/1862 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 11/15/1861
02/05/1862 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon from MS by the Confederate States Senate
02/05/1862 - As Asst. Surgeon, ordered to report to an unspecified Gen. Hospital
02/12/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st GA Hospital, Richmond, VA
02/18/1862- 03/18/1862 - On furlough
07/11/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st GA Hospital, Richmond, VA
10/09/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, Gen. Hospital No. 16, Richmond, VA
11/19/1862 - In a letter written from Gen. Hospital No. 11, Richmond, VA, to Surgeon E.S. Gaillard, Medical Director, Gen. G. W. Smith's Division, "Sir: in reply to your communication of the 17th inst., I have the honor to state that I was examined for the position of Asst. Surgeon P. A. C. S. on the 13th day of Dec. 1861, by the Army Medical Board at Richmond Va., with a favorable result. Very Respectfully, Your Ob't Servt., H. F. Andrews, Asst. Surgeon, Gen'l Hosp. No. 11"
12/06/1862 - As Surgeon, assigned to duty at Gen. Hospital No. 11 (Globe Hospital), Richmond, VA
12/31/1862 - Surgeon in charge, Gen. Hospital No. 11, Richmond, VA
01/05/1863 - Appointed Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 11/27/1862
02/18/1863 - "Surgeon, H. F. Andrews P.A. C. S. in charge of Genl Hospital No. 11, is hereby granted leave of absence for Twenty five (25) days to visit his home in Georgia" [S. O. 83/2 Richmond District Maj. Gen. A. Elzey]
02/28/1863 - Surgeon, Gen. Hospital No. 11 (Globe Hospital), Richmond VA
03/24/1863 - "So much of paragraph XV Special Orders no 294 A. & I. G. O. December 6th, 1862, as refers to Surgeon G. W. Coxwell, is hereby revoked and Surgeon H. F. Andrews will report, instead without delay to Colonel J. T. Preston to examine conscripts in one of the Congressional Districts of South Carolina" [S. O. 72/2]
04/01/1863 - "Surgeon Henry F. Andrews, P. A. C. S., is hereby assigned to duty as Chief of the Board of Surgeons to examine Conscripts for the 5th Cong. District. He will establish his Hd. Qtrs. at Anderson C. H., and attend the rendezvous for Conscripts in the several Districts as he may be advised. By order of Col. Preston. [S. O. 21 Hd. Qtrs. Conscript Department, Columbia, SC]
04/04/1863 - Confirmed as Surgeon from GA by the Confederate States Senate
09/23/1863 - Chief of Examining Board, 5th Congressional District, SC.
11/01/1863 - Surgeon & President, Examining Board, Anderson, SC
12/31/1863 - Surgeon & Examining Conscripts, 5rth Cong Dist., Anderson, SC
02/18/1864 - Examining conscripts as Surgeon, 5th SC Congressional District, Columbia, SC
07/07/1864 - "Surgeon Wm. M. Wilson is relieved from present duty and will report to the Commandant of Conscripts, Columbia, SC, to relieve Surgeon H. F. Andrews [S. O. 158/6]
07/07/1864 - "Surgeon H. F. Andrews, being relieved, will report to Surgeon L. Guild, Medical Director, Army of North [sic - Northern] Virginia for duty" [S. O. 158/7]
07/00/1864 - Examined conscripts, Columbia, Richland Co., SC
08/16/1864 - As Surgeon, ordered to report to the Medical Director, 3rd Army Corps, for duty
09/20/1864 - Surgeon, Confederate Light Artillery, Richardson's Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia (A. N. Va)
10/05/1864 - Assigned by Chief of Artillery, 3rd Corps, A. N. Va., as Surgeon, 11th GA Artillery Battalion (Sumter Artillery)
10/31/1864 - Absent, "Relieved of duty with command and assigned elsewhere by Chief of Artillery, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia"
11/05/1864 - Assigned as Surgeon in charge, Richardson's Battalion Artillery
12/31/1864 - Surgeon, Richardson's Battalion Artillery
01/16/1865 - As Surgeon, Richardson's Battalion Artillery, granted 30 days leave of absence [S.O. 15/2 A. N. Va]
01/23/1865 - President, Examining Board, Artillery, 3rd Corps, A. N. Va.
04/26/1865 - As Surgeon, 14tH GA Light Artillery, paroled by the U. S. Army, Greensboro, NC
06/03/1870 - Practiced medicine, Washington, Wilkes Co., GA (lived with wife, Cora, and one child; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as Henry F. Andrews)
01/22/1872 - Mother, Annulet, died: (buried: Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, GA; FindAGrave #45369975)
08/13/1873 - Father, Garnett, died (buried: Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, GA; FindAGrave #45369982)
1874 - Practiced medicine, Washington, Wilkes Co., GA (
06/02/1880 - Practiced medicine, Washington, Wilkes Co., GA (lived with wife, Cora, and one daughter; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as Henry F. Andrews)
06/05/1892 - Died, Washington, Wilkes Co., GA (buried: Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, GA; FindAGrave #45369986)

This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
10/20/2020. Unpublished database.