Philippine–American War Boxer Rebellion Major General Andre Walker Brewster (December 9, 1862 – March 27, 1942) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.

), a midshipman in the United States Navy whose family owned sugar plantations in Louisiana.

[3][a] In January 1885, Brewster received a direct commission as a second lieutenant in the 10th Infantry Regiment, a post which had also been sought by David L.

[1][4][b] He served on frontier duty, including campaigns against the Apache and Sioux during the American Indian Wars.

[1] For his actions during the Boxer Rebellion on July 13, 1900, in Tianjin, China, Brewster was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Citation: The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain (Infantry) Andre Walker Brewster, United States Army, for gallantry in action on 13 July 1900, while serving with the 9th Infantry at Tientsin, China.

[8]: 66 Citation: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Andre Walker Brewster, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I.

[10][c] Brewster's final command was the First Corps Area in Boston, Massachusetts, where he succeeded Clarence Ransom Edwards.

[1] They were the parents of a daughter, Mary Walker Brewster (1887–1979), the wife of James Donald Cassels.