SPECIAL ORDERS No. 106.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE TENNESSEE,
Milliken's Bend, La., April 16, 1863.

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XI. Brig. Gen. J.P. Hawkins is hereby assigned to the command and organization of all troops of African descent in this department.

By order of Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant:

 JNO. A. RAWLINS,

                               Assistant Adjutant-General.