To escape Confederate artillery, Colonel Roy Stone’s “Bucktail” Brigade changes position, but his men find themselves under intense crossfire. By the end of the day, 75% of the Brigade’s 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry is lost with Captain Alfred Sofield among the deceased. Boldly defending the Union line, Sofield suffers perhaps the worst of the regiment’s injuries when a shell explodes underneath of him. He and many brave Bucktails lie buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery.
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