Note 16 — Chapter XIV · AT SPOTTSYLVANIA.
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In this action Captain Buffum acted as Major, and his Company [D] was commanded by Sergeant Brooks until he was killed. The company was then under command of Sergeant Liberty W. Foskett, until the arrival of First Sergeant John A. Stearns, from recruiting service, May 15th. Sergeant Foskett was wounded at Petersburg, June 17th, 1864.