Bio: Bronson (Brunson), Isaac (Civil War Soldier)

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Surnames: Bronson, Brunson

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Isaac Bronson (Brunson) was the oldest child of Lewis and Christenah Bronson (Brunson. He was born in Pennsylvania about 1845 and was living in Morris Township at the time of the 1850 US Census. The family moved to Wisconsin about 1857, and were early pioneers living in Pine Valley when the 1860 US Census was conducted.

Isaac volunteered at the age of 19 for the Union Army during the Civil War, beginning his one-year enlistment on Mar 22, 1865 at the rank of corporal with the 52^nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (Company D).

Confederate forces surrendered on Apr 9. That month Isaac’s regiment was ordered to Holden, Missouri – 248 miles from St. Louis – where it guarded workmen on the Pacific railway and furnished scouting parties for protection against bushwhackers.

Two months after beginning his enlistment, Isaac died of sickness on May 17, 1865. He is buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery near St. Louis, Missouri. Isaac was too young to have the opportunity to marry but left many nieces and nephews.

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