McBroom attended the University of Virginia in 1856-57 after leaving R-MC and then in 1858 received a law degree from Cumberland University in Lebanon, TN. He was practicing law when he enlisted on May 6, 1861 as 1st lieutenant in the Prince George Rifles, which became Co. C of the 6th Battalion VA (Archer's) Infantry. He was promoted to captain on January 15, 1862, leading an artillery company. He was was detailed as a scout in 1864, serving in that capacity until the end of the war.
In 1870, he was teaching school in Lebanon County, VA. He was elected Commonwealth's Attorney for Wise and Buchanon Counties (VA) in 1871, and in 1874 was elected to that office for Russell County (VA), eventually being elected judge. He was later appointed judge in Abingdon, VA, where he also served as postmaster in 1896. McBroom died on January 12, 1916 and is buried in Abingdon's Sinking Spring Cemetery.
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