Orange County

ANDROSS, Dudley Kimball

Men of Vermont: an Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of 
Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Pub. Co., 1894, Part II, pp 7-8 
(portrait p 8)

Dudley Kimball ANDROSS, of Bradford, was born 12 September 1823 in Bradford 
[Orange County, Vermont], son of Broadstreet Spafford and Mary (KIMBALL) 
ANDROSS. He comes of old Vermont stock, one of his grandfathers, Dr. Bildad 
ANDROSS, having been an early settler in the town of Bradford, and a member 
of the first convention which met to organize the Commonwealth of Vermont; 
and another, Capt. Broadstreet SPAFFORD, having been the first settler in 
Fairfax [Franklin County, Vermont] in 1783. His great uncle, Obadiah 
KIMBALL, was killed in the battle of Bennington.

In early life Mr. ANDROSS worked as a lumberman, then as a railroad builder, 
and as such he helped to lay the first rail of the Rutland & Burlington 
Railroad; later he was a successful gold miner in California. During his 
whole life his love of sport has led him to make hunting something more than 
a pastime.

When the Civil War broke out, he was in business as a miller and was 
lieutenant of the Bradford company of militia. In its reorganization for 
service, upon the first call for troops in April 1861, Lieutenant ANDROSS was 
elected captain and served as such with the First Vermont Regiment, 
throughout its term. At the battle of Big Bethel, when the three companies 
of the First Regiment attacked the rebel earthworks, Captain ANDROSS was the 
first man upon the embankment. At the close of three months' service he 
returned to the army as lieutenant-colonel of the Ninth Vermont Regiment, his 
commission dating 26 May 1862. At Harper's Ferry he was taken prisoner, the 
Ninth Regiment having been surrendered under General MILES. The prisoner was 
speedily released and at once promoted to the rank of colonel, which position 
he held until 23 June 1863, when ill health compelled him to tender his 
resignation. Since the war Colonel ANDROSS has led a quiet life, farming and 
hunting.

On 17 March 1878, Col. [Dudley Kimball] ANDROSS was married to Mrs. Marcella 
WASSON, daughter of Rev. Horatio HARRIS. Their three children are: Mary 
Kimball, Walter Carpenter, and Alice Caroline. Colonel ANDROSS is believed 
to be (except for Stephen THOMAS, always known as General) the senior 
surviving colonel of Vermont troops.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly