He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). He was 20 years old when he was enlisted (5).
He was a stone c[utter?] when he was enlisted (5).
He was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (5).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 9 February 1864 (1, 5, 8). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Shipley (5). He was mustered in as a private in company H, by Lieutenant Boorke (1, 5).
On 2 May 1864, he was detailed as a guard at brigade headquarters (4).
He was wounded on 25 May 1864 (1, 7).
On 5 November 1864, he was promoted to corporal, effective 3 November 1864 (2).
On 5 March 1865, he went on a furlough, which expired on 20 March 1865 (3).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 8).
On 6 December 1865, he applied successfully for a pension (6, 8).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (William H Andrews)
2 special order 104, HQ 91st PA, 5 November 1864 (Wm H Andrews)
3 enlisted men's furloughs (Wm H Andrews)
4 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 2 May 1864 (Wm H Andrews)
5 company H, descriptive list, #113 (William H Andrews)
6 pension index by name (William H Andrews)
7 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Inquirer 8 June 1864 page 3 (Wm H Andrews)
8 pension index by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (William H Andrews)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (but some entries had no identifying information) (searched September 2006)]