Gen. Shepley endorsement of Capt. Buck promotion, New Orleans, 1863
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Maine Historical Society
Capt. Alfred E. Buck of the 13th Maine had better luck. Shepley endorsed his promotion to color and command of a black regiment.
Buck had received endorsements and recommendations from the lieutenant colonel of his regiment and from brigadier generals Sherman and Neal Dow.
In October 1864, Buck, a graduate of Colby College, began a lieutenant colonel in the 51st U.S. Colored Infantry.
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