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18 Office U. S. Military Telegraph, WAR DEPARTMENT. The following Telegram received at Washington 3 45 PM. Dec 21 1865. Charleston 19th Dec Maj Gen O O Howard How am to interpret the now few in your letter to me of Dec 7th? A P Ketchum Capt &c 16W x 21 pd [[stamp]] U.S. MILITARY O.K. DEC 21 1865 TELEGRAM [[/stamp]]