Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private August Frederick Bronner received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 30, 1862 in White Oak Swamp, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 1st New York Artillery. Bronner was about 27 years old.
6 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 19, 1892, 29 years after the action.
Bronner was born in 1835 in Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Bronner died on October 31, 1893 in Newark, New Jersey, at the age of about 58. He is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Newark, New Jersey.
Bronner is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Continued to fight after being severely wounded.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: Battle of White Oak Swamp.
Places
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Timeline
- 1835Born in Germany
- June 30, 1862Act of valor — White Oak Swamp, VirginiaAge about 27. Company C, 1st New York Artillery
- April 19, 1892Medal of Honor presented
- October 31, 1893Died in Newark, New JerseyAge about 58.
- Resting placeFairmount CemeteryNewark, New Jersey
Biography
Private August Frederick Bronner (1835 – October 31, 1893) was a German soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Bronner received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of White Oak Swamp in Virginia and the Battle of Malvern Hill also in Virginia on June 30 and July 1, 1862.
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