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Burrus “Anders” Andrews

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Burrus “Anders” Andrews

Birth
Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1931 (aged 87–88)
Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
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Son of James Andrews, Sr. and Caroline Andrews ( was the daughter of James Andrews, Sr. and Elizabeth Crouse)

Burris was a CSA Veteran.
He enlisted 5/3/1862.
He was wounded/captured Kinston NC in 1863.

He was married on 1/8/1875.

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Burris, listed as "Burras Anders", enlisted in Co I, 61st NC Inf on 5/3/1862 in Gap Civil, Alleghany Co.
On 12/17/1862 he was admitted to a hospital in Wilson, NC, and was therefore absent from the November/December muster roll.
He was present at the following muster rolls in February and April.
On 6/21/1863 he was again admitted to the hospital, this time in Wilmington.
On 8/23/1863 he was admitted to a hospital in Mt.
Pleasant, NC.
On 10/12/1863 he was granted a 30 day furlough from the hospital, after which he was with his unit through at least 5/7/1864 when he was issued clothing.
At some point he was wounded at Kinston, NC.
On 6/16/1864 he was taken as a POW near
Petersburg, VA.
Three days later he was taken to Fort Monroe at Point Lookout, MD.
On 7/25/1864 he was transferred to the POW camp in Elmira (the worst Union camp), NY.
At Elmira, prisoners were forced to endure the very cold winter with little food or blankets.
Finally, at the conclusion of the war, he was released from Elmira on 6/2/1865 after taking an oath of allegiance.

He married Lucy Jane Dougherty on 1/8/1875 in Alleghany Co.

He died in Mtn. Park, Surry Co, NC.
However, his death is recorded in Alleghany Co stating that he died of cancer (Bk 2, p413).
They are buried in the James Andrews Cem.
(1910 Alleg, Gap Civil #12, p7A, #55)212 b61,64,221,222, d61,64,221,222
*Name can be Andrews/Anders
Son of James Andrews, Sr. and Caroline Andrews ( was the daughter of James Andrews, Sr. and Elizabeth Crouse)

Burris was a CSA Veteran.
He enlisted 5/3/1862.
He was wounded/captured Kinston NC in 1863.

He was married on 1/8/1875.

NOTES
Burris, listed as "Burras Anders", enlisted in Co I, 61st NC Inf on 5/3/1862 in Gap Civil, Alleghany Co.
On 12/17/1862 he was admitted to a hospital in Wilson, NC, and was therefore absent from the November/December muster roll.
He was present at the following muster rolls in February and April.
On 6/21/1863 he was again admitted to the hospital, this time in Wilmington.
On 8/23/1863 he was admitted to a hospital in Mt.
Pleasant, NC.
On 10/12/1863 he was granted a 30 day furlough from the hospital, after which he was with his unit through at least 5/7/1864 when he was issued clothing.
At some point he was wounded at Kinston, NC.
On 6/16/1864 he was taken as a POW near
Petersburg, VA.
Three days later he was taken to Fort Monroe at Point Lookout, MD.
On 7/25/1864 he was transferred to the POW camp in Elmira (the worst Union camp), NY.
At Elmira, prisoners were forced to endure the very cold winter with little food or blankets.
Finally, at the conclusion of the war, he was released from Elmira on 6/2/1865 after taking an oath of allegiance.

He married Lucy Jane Dougherty on 1/8/1875 in Alleghany Co.

He died in Mtn. Park, Surry Co, NC.
However, his death is recorded in Alleghany Co stating that he died of cancer (Bk 2, p413).
They are buried in the James Andrews Cem.
(1910 Alleg, Gap Civil #12, p7A, #55)212 b61,64,221,222, d61,64,221,222

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