Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te tīmatanga o te Pakanga ā-Iwi o Amerika, ka whakatūria e ngā ākonga o te Whare Wānanga o Madison tētahi rōpū tūao, ā, ka tuku atu ki te mahi ki te Hononga o Amerika. I te marama o Hepetema 1861 ka huri te kamupene hei Kamupene C, 61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a ka noho a Broady hei rangatira. I te tau i muri mai ka whakatairangahia a Broady ki te koroneela, a, i te puna o te tau 1863 ka riro ia hei koroneela, hei rangatira rangatira mo te ope. I te raumati o te tau 1864 ka noho a Broady, he koroneihana tonu, he rangatira pirihimana i roto i te Ope o Potomac. He marama i muri mai ka whara ia i te pakanga i te
Ko te Pakanga Tuarua o te Teihana o Ream, a ka whakarerea e ia tana whakahau. I muri mai ka whakauruhia ia ki waho o te United States, i waho o Petersburg, Virginia. I te tau 1865, i whakawhiwhia a Broady ki te rangatira, United States Volunteers.