Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, First Sergeant James H. Bronson received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 5th U.S. Colored Infantry. Bronson was about 26 years old.
37 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 6, 1865.
Bronson was born in 1838 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Trumbell County, Ohio. Bronson died on March 16, 1884, at the age of about 46. He is buried at Chartiers Cemetery in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.
Bronson is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Took command of his company, all the officers having been killed or wounded, and gallantly led it.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
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- 1838Born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania
- September 29, 1864Act of valor — Chapin's Farm, VirginiaAge about 26. Company D, 5th U.S. Colored Infantry
- April 6, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- March 16, 1884DiedAge about 46.
- Resting placeChartiers CemeteryCarnegie, Pennsylvania
Biography
James H. Bronson (1838 – March 16, 1884) was an African American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.
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