Love of gain or honor did not influence him to enter our army... it was a desire to serve his country and do his duty that induced him to leave his peaceful avocations, gird on his armor and join his companions in the risk and hardships of a life in the army.

From the eulogy of Augustus E. Bronson

Introduction

September 1862

October 1862

November 1862

December 1862

January 1863

February 1863

March 1863

A.E. Bronson Eulogy

Dear Times:--We still abide at this place as you will see with plenty of pork, hard tack, soft bread, fresh beef, salt horse, potatoes and onions occasionally. No danger of our starving to death just yet, or dying for want of exercise, as building corduroy, doing fatigue duty in camp, guard and drill, occupy our attention most of the time; but as every thing else takes precedence of drill, but very few work at that. I noticed our Orderly on drill the other afternoon in command of all that could be turned out for drill from three ------. He had in all twelve files (27 men) besides file closers. You have probably learned ere this that our Commissioned Officers together with most of the Commissioned Officers in the Regiment, including the Major, were placed under arrest by the Col. last Friday A.M. I do not know what charges are proferred against them, or as any are. So without knowing just what is the matter we trust all will be right in a few days. At all events it will take a smart Lawyer to convince the men that all the Officers have done any thing very bad. In the mean time Orderly Sergeants command the Cos. The weather is pleasant though rather cool, mud not quite as plenty as it has been-but I must close.