George Lippitt Andrews (April 22, 1828 – July 19, 1920) was an officer of the United States Army, who commanded the African-American 25th Infantry Regiment for 20 years.
Volunteers, Nathaniel Lyon, to lead the 3rd Brigade which fought at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in Missouri on August 10, 1861.
He was mustered out of volunteer service in September 1861 and was commissioned in the Regular Army as the major of the 17th Infantry to rank from May 14 of the same year.
[2] He was a Veteran Companion of the District of Columbia Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and a Compatriot of the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
In 1904, in recognition of his long and distinguished career, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general on the retired list.