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- GLC#
- GLC08203
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- December 28, 1863
- Author/Creator
- Buckingham, William A. (William Alfred), 1804-1875
- Title
- [Regulations for commissioning white officers for the Regiment of U.S. Colored Infantry]
- Place Written
- Norwich, Connecticut
- Pagination
- 1 p. :
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
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. and that men should obtain recommendations from their officers to help them secure a post. Note on back page says H. H. Clark, Forthingham, Conn. Written during Buckingham's term as Governor of Connecticut, 1858 to 1866.
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