Andrews, Charles H. (Charles Haynes), 1835-1905

Charles Haynes Andrews of Madison and Milledgeville, Ga., was a lawyer, businessman, Confederate Army captain, and author of a history of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment (3rd Regiment of Georgia Volunteers), which served in Maryland, Virginia, and other locations.

From the description of Charles H. Andrews papers, 1795-1950 (bulk 1858-1904). WorldCat record id: 25166289

Charles Haynes Andrews (1835-1905) was born in Montgomery County, Ala., the son of Edwin Ruffin Andrews of Warren County, Ga., and Mary Ann Haynes Andrews of Hancock County, Ga. He was the grandson of Charles Eaton Haynes (1784-1841), a member of Congress from Sparta, Ga. After Edwin Ruffin Andrews died, Mary Ann Haynes Andrews moved Charles and his brother, Albert Andrews, to Athens, Ga., where the boys were educated. About 1857, the family moved to Madison, Morgan County, Ga., where Charles and Albert engaged in the drug business.

Andrews married Florence Emma Harris (1839-1882) of Milledgeville, Ga., in 1859. She was the daughter of Mary Euphemia Davies Harris and Iverson Louis Harris (1805-1876), a circuit court judge, member of the legislature, and Georgia Supreme Court justice. They had four children: Charles Haynes Jr., Frank, Louis H., and Mary.

When the Civil War began, Andrews was residing in Madison. He was elected first lieutenant in the Home Guard, later rising to the rank of captain. His outfit was mustered into Confederate service on 2 May 1861 as the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment (3rd Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, Company D), which became a unit in Wright's brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia. Andrews served in North Carolina, 1861-1862, and in Virginia, 1862-1864. In January 1863, he was appointed by Robert E. Lee as judge advocate of court martial, Anderson's division. In May 1863, he was placed in charge of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment and participated in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. In July 1863, he was given command of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment. He resigned from the army in 1864 for medical reasons.

In the period after the war, Andrews returned to Madison and for a time resumed the drug business with his brother. Later he began a legal career, and, for part of the 1870s and 1880s, he served as judge of the Morgan County court. He moved to northern Florida for a brief time to benefit his wife's health, but returned to Georgia in 1882 when she died. In December 1882, he settled in Milledgeville, Ga., and engaged in the insurance business. He lived there until his death in 1905.

From the guide to the Charles H. Andrews Papers, 1795-1950, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)