He left the position to serve in the American Civil War, and died of typhus contracted in camp.

[4] Andrews attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio from 1838 to 1840 but had to leave school before graduation because he was unable to pay tuition.

He began his duties in 1854, which included holding the title of Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy, Political Economy, etc.

Andrews tenure at Kenyon was very successful and he was offered the presidency of Iowa State, which had formed in 1858, but he turned it down.

[1] At the start of the American Civil War in April 1861, Andrews resigned from Kenyon to raise a company of volunteers.

[1] He was known as the first Ohioan to volunteer to fight for the Union in the Civil War,[3] and was suggested for Governor of Ohio that summer.