Biography of Christian C. Browand, pages 724 / 725.  History of De Kalb 
County, Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Christian C. Browand was born in Erie County, Pa., June 30, 1838, the fifth 
child of David M. and Catherine (Shank) Browand, natives of Lancaster County, 
Pa., of Swiss descent.  When our subject was five year old his parents 
settled in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he lived till fourteen years of age when 
they settled on a farm.  In 1859 our subject went to Noble County, Ind., 
where he was employed as a clerk in a store till his enlistment, Oct. 20, 
1862, in Company G, One Hundredth Indiana Infantry.  His regiment was in the 
army of the Tennessee, and participated in the battles of Resaca, Kenesaw 
Mountain, Big Shanty Station, Dallas, New Hope, Hardy and Allentown; was 
with Sherman in his march to the sea, and at the close of the war he 
participated in the grand review at Washington.  July 15, 1865, he was 
honorably discharged, after which he returned to Noble County and found 
employment in the store he left at the time of his enlistment where he 
worked two years.  Jan. 7, 1867, he married Miss Samantha Crogsley, a 
native of Ohio and a daughter of Solomon and Susana (Gault) Crogsley, 
natives of Lehigh County, Pa., of German and Irish descent, who settled in 
this township in 1848. They have had four children, but one living---Alice.  
The deceased are Minnie J., Beatrice and Gracie E.  Mr. Browand lost his 
health in the army, and for ten years he was unable to do any labor, but 
is now partially recovered.  In 1878 he settled in De Kalb County.   Mr. 
Browand and wife are members of the Disciples church.  He is a member of 
F.&A.M. and I.O.O.F. fraternities.  In politics he is Republican.  He had 
five brothers in the late war, three in the Eighty-eighth, one in  the One 
Hundredth, and one in the Twenty-sixth Indiana Infantry. Two received 
wounds; all served three years.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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