This primary source comes from the Records of the Adjutant General's Office.
National Archives Identifier:
7542773Full Citation: Letter from Wesley Vincent M.D. to Surgeon General W.A. Hammond Requesting an Appointment as Volunteer U.S. Surgeon and Expressing Willingness to Serve with a Colored Regiment; 8/17/1863; Vincent, W., 1862-65, ca. 1861 - 1912; Personal Papers of Medical Officers and Physicians, ca. 1861 - 1912; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, Record Group 94; National Archives at Washington, D.C.. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-wesley-vincent-md-requesting-appointment-surgeon, May 11, 2024]