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Lot of 4. Fuller, Allen C. (1822-1901). Adjutant General of Illinois (1861-1865). ALS, 3pp, to Maj. Gen. T.L. Crittenden, signed while adjutant. Springfield, IL, August 28, 1863. Adjutant General Allen C. Fuller writes to General T.L. Crittenden concerning a perceived slight Crittenden believed was committed against Capt. Samuel B. Sherer (erroneously spelled Shearer) of the 15th IL Co. K. Everything you say in praise of Capt. Shearer and his company is no doubt true, writes Fuller. To be a Major is his honorable ambition. Had he been promoted no complaint would have been made (Springfield, IL, August 28, 1863). Fuller explains the organization of the regiment and the dates of several Captains’ promotions to Major. He closes his letter by saying, I trust an examination of these papers will satisfy you, General, that Capt. Shearer has been treated fairly and that the deserved fame of his company has not been tarnished by the organization of the 15th Illinois Cavalry (Springfield, IL, August 28, 1863). According to Sherer’s service record he received a promotion to major on July 29, 1863, a month before the letter. It is possible superior officers revoked his promotion, which prompted Chittenden to write Fuller. Regardless, Sherer was given the commission and its initial date remained the same. Sherer enlisted in the army as a 1st Lieut. on August 20, 1861. A month later he commissioned into “Jenks’” Co. in the IL Indpt. Cav. That winter, he transferred into the 15th IL Cav. Co. I and received a promotion to Captain in July 1862; two months after fighting at the Battle of Shiloh. The next month he transferred to Co. K. He transferred again into Co. K’s field and staff on February 11, 1864 and mustered out of service on August 25, 1864. Asst. Surgeon Samuel A. Hopkins, 93rd IL Inf., ALS to L.E. Chittenden, Register of the U.S. Treasury. Willards Hotel, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1861. Desperate for a position to support his family, fifty-two-year-old physician Samuel A. Hopkins pleaded L.E. Chittenden to speak again to Gov. Chase in [his] behalf for an appointment (Willards Hotel, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1861). Hopkins accepted a position the next year, on March 14, 1862 as the assistant surgeon for the 93rd IL Inf. He was commissioned onto its field and staff on October 13, 1862. On July 29, 1863, he received a promotion to surgeon. He resigned on December 21, 1864. Prior to his position in the Treasury, L.E. Chittenden was a free soil politician and one of five Vermont delegates at the Washington Peace Conference. When the war began his political ally, Salmon P. Chase offered him the position of Register of the U.S. Treasury. He approached the job with vigor and often worked to the point of exhaustion. On one occasion, 12,500 bonds had to be sent to England. He tirelessly worked for three days, signing each bond with his own hand to ensure all would be received on time. The three-day ordeal injured his hand and wrist, which forced him to resign in 1864. Maj. Albert Woodcock, 92nd IL Co. K, ALS to his wife. Camp Granger, Franklin, TN, May 17, 1863 describing life at camp and drills of the day. Woodcock enlisted as a captain on September 4, 1862 and commissioned into the 92nd IL Inf. Co. K. He was promoted to major on June 28, 1864. He and his regiment fought at the battle of Chickamauga and participated in Sherman’s March to the Sea. Gustav Gerard, 80th IL Inf. Co. C., ALS to Ms. Willie A. Ballard. Huntsville, AL, January 11(?), 1865. Gerard enlisted as a private on August 13, 1862. He mustered into the 80th IL Inf. Co. C on August 25, 1862. He and his regiment fought at the Battle of Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, and Atlanta. They also participated at the battle of Nashville. He wrote to his friend Ms. Ballard about the battle, we fought two days, the second day captured 50 pieces of artillery, the paper is to small to tell the actual detail (Huntsville, AL, January 11(?), 1865). He also wrote to her about the recent conscrip