Oscar Broady
Oscar Broady | |
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| Birth name | Knut Oscar Brundin |
| Nickname(s) | Knut Oscar Broady, K. O. Broady |
| Born | May 28, 1832 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Died | March 13, 1922 (aged 89) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | Sweden United States |
| Branch | Royal Swedish Navy Union Army |
| Years of service | 1848–1854 1861–1864 |
| Rank | Petty officer, RSN Lieutenant colonel, USV Brevet colonel, USV |
| Unit | 61st New York Vols. Inf. |
| Commands | Fourth Brigade, First Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War
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| Awards | D.D. 1877 LL.D. 1916 |
Oscar Broady (May 28, 1832 – March 13, 1922) was a petty officer in the Swedish navy who emigrated to the United States. During the Civil War he rose to the command of a brigade in the Union Army. After returning to Sweden as a Baptist missionary, he became the first president of the Swedish Baptist Bethel Seminary.