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Maj. Genl O. O. Howard,
Commissioner of Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,

The undersigned officers constituting the Court Martial for the trial of Capt. C. B. Wilder, A.Q.M. and late Assistant Superintendent of Negro Affairs in the Department of Virginia, take pleasure in recommending Capt. Wilder as a competent and fit person for a prominent position in your Bureau.

The investigation of the charges against Capt. Wilder, led to an examination of his acts and the management of his Department during the whole term of his administration, covering a period of more than three years, during which time nothing was found calling for complaint, but much was disclosed meriting praise and commendation. Among other things the evidence disclosed the fact that Capt. Wilder was the only Government officer who interfered in proper time to save the improvements made by Government on the confiscated lands offered for sale, and to protect the interests of Freedmen in their occupation of the lands,

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