Item 09-553: From C. P. Buckingham, Brigadier General, Washington, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint Wheeling Aug 5 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 5 1862. applications for men in field to officer new recruits are so numerous that great inconvenience and injury to the service must ensue if all are granted some general rule will be adopted soon & made known by order of Secy of War CP Buckingham Brig Genl & AAG 43B182pd", 1862/08/05

Item 09-553: From C. P. Buckingham, Brigadier General, Washington, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint Wheeling Aug 5 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 5 1862. applications for men in field to officer new recruits are so numerous that great inconvenience and injury to the service must ensue if all are granted some general rule will be adopted soon & made known by order of Secy of War CP Buckingham Brig Genl & AAG 43B182pd", 1862/08/05, Box: 9, Folder: 37. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/47007 Accessed November 23, 2024.