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Office U.S. Military Telegraph War Department. The following Telegram received at Washington, 1020 AM. Dec 22nd 1865 1 Vicksburg Miss Dec 20 Maj Gen O.O. Howard By decision of Chief QM Mil Div of Tenn special authority is necessary to enable me to approve requisition for QM stores as contained in special field orders no four 4 Bureau Refugees &c please send such authority. Hume Thomas Col & A.C. State Miss 38/283 & 91 pd [[stamp]] U.S. MILITARY TELEGRAPH O.K. DEC 21 1865 [[/stamp]]