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[1] ALS, RPB. General Rosecrans telegraphed Lincoln on January 28, 1863, that Colonel William P. Carlin of the Thirty-eighth Illinois ``ought to have been made Brigadier long ago. His conduct in the recent battle of Stone river doubly deserves it. . . . I hope you will promote him.'' (DLC-RTL). Carlin's promotion was confirmed by the Senate on March 9, 1863. The reason for Lincoln's telegram to Dubois may be suggested by Dubois' letter of December 3, 1862, complaining that the army was controlled by Democrats and that Democrats received all the promotions (DLC-RTL). No reply from Dubois has been found.