[Regulations for commissioning white officers for the Regiment of U.S. Colored Infantry]
28 December 1863
Buckingham, William A. (William Alfred), 1804-1875
States that men will not be commissioned as officers until they are approved by a Board of Examiners in Washington D.C., and appointed by the Secretary of War. Indicates that applications need to be submitted to the Colored Bureau, Washington D.C...
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