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Milhist contest department?

Have you thought about entering the contest department? It's fun and many editors find the competitive aspect spurs them on. Plus, the ACW is underrepresented there :) --ROGER DAVIES talk 07:30, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Earl

Sorry, I have been swamped with meetings this week. I'll get you some Pea Ridge #s soon. (I don't normally do anything with Trans-Mississippi stuff.) Most casualty accounts are pretty vague. Hal Jespersen (talk) 14:21, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

I checked briefly and the numbers in the battle article match those given in

  • Kennedy, Frances H., ed., The Civil War Battlefield Guide, 2nd ed., Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998, ISBN 0-395-74012-6.

p. 37.

(great ref) p. 193 says 1384 and "about 800 Confederate."

The battle article cites 2000 Confederates in Shea and Hess, which I do not own. It also say 1384 Union, based on Battles and Leaders; however, B&L says Confederate loss reported at 800 to 1000 K&W, and 200-300 prisoners.

Hope that helps. Hal Jespersen (talk) 00:55, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

The Original Barnstar
For hardwork and dedication to making Wikipedia a better place, I, Scott Mingus, a member of the American Civil War Task Force, award you this Original Barnstar. Keep those biographies coming! It's great to see someone taking such initiative and writing such good articles. Scott Mingus (talk) 10:41, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you I appreciate the star. Kresock (talk) 17:46, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

to-do list

Hi. Could I ask a favor from you? You have been making improvements and adding citations to a number of the articles that I wrote a long time ago (in the prehistoric era in which Wikipedia article did not emphasize the use of footnotes). A while back I compiled a list of all of the ACW biographies that I thought were important, whether I wrote them or not, and noted whether they lacked citations, details, etc. Since I was almost the only one working on any of these articles, it was easy to keep track of which ones had been improved. Would you consider going through the list and updating those articles (i.e., delete them from the list) that you have improved? It's User:Hlj#todobio. Thanks, Hal Jespersen (talk) 01:16, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

I would be happy to. I know you don't really mess with the rating aspect, but some on your list have been assessed as B's by MILHIST, so those can easily be gassed. Also I list the bios I've made or worked on heavily on my user page and those probably could go too. Question: would you mind if I updated what is still needed in terms of expansion, footnotes, etc. for those still on the list, or do you wanna? I'll start hacking at it for deletions first until I hear from you.
By the way, I've started a page for Elisha F. Paxton, and am having a difficult time coming up with references, relying mostly on the web. (Foote doesn't even mention him!) Anything you can add or suggest would be great. Kresock (talk) 01:41, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, feel free to edit the contents. As for Paxton, you've done a good job with what you have. I checked Warner and there's very little detail--pretty typical. I'll see what my various FB and CV battle refs have to say. (If he had only made it to GB, there would be a lot more info extant.) I don't have a book on the Stonewall Brigade, which might be the obvious place to look. Hal Jespersen (talk) 15:38, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

I added some details. Hal Jespersen (talk) 00:28, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

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 Done Kresock (talk) 18:39, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

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 Done Kresock (talk) 01:54, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Good Idea

I think that's a good idea, I will be right on it changing the name. Thanks! --LORDoliver † (talk) 23:57, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

USA vs CSA

Good evening,

I made most of the changes you suggested but I don't agree with the idea of switching to the generic ranks. None of the generic ranks even mentions the ACW, Union or confederate so at least linking to the USA is close. Additionally, I previously created a subsection of ACW under the Army for Major and my intention is to add it to the others as well as I find the time. I would be very interested to see the thread of the conversation between yourself and HlJ and perhaps that will change my mind. Sorry again for the LT Gen Egypt change Oct 1, I converted my AWB edits to a module to help eleviate the problem so hopefully that helps. If you know anything about that I can send you the code.--Kumioko (talk) 02:51, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Nevermind sending me the link I found it in your archive. --Kumioko (talk) 03:17, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
Ok. Glad you found it. Further discussion is always welcomed! Kresock (talk) 03:20, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
I left this in HLJ's talk page and wanted to leave it for you as well since I seem to be a topic of conversation. Many of the edits that I do are progressive and build on the one prior. So, although I may initially place an army portal link alone in a see also section I will follow up later and place in the civil war portal or USMA. I will also add links to the List of general officers, persondata, categories (on occasion), build strucure to the article, add infoboxes, etc. So although I do make the occassion oops (such as the Lt General (egypt) issue if you give me time I will be back around to add more info. By the way the Manual of Style states that the portal links should go in a see also section. Also, regarding the rank changes. Most of the changes I make to ranks are for generic ranks such as [[Major]] but I do also look for redirects and change those to be more accurate. So feel free to save yourself some time in typing when adding the links and as I run through I will clean them up. Why do I "waste my time" with this you ask. Because I do not believe that it is a waste of my time to point to the proper place rather than an uncountable number of different redirect pages. For those of us that use AWB it is much easier to pull in a group of articles for 1 link than trying to guess at what other combinations could be redirecting to it. I hope I am not coming off negatively because I do not mean too. You both do awesome work on those articles and I commend you for it, I just don't want you all to think I am running amuck either or wasting time "cleaning" up my edits. Additionally, if there are things that you would like me to do to further enhance these articles please let me know.--Kumioko (talk) 21:11, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

DYK for James H. Trapier

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Keep up the good work! ~ User:Ameliorate! (with the !) (talk) 10:05, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Music of the American Civil War

Thanks for the look and help you provided over at Music of the American Civil War. I just passed it today. I'm sure the editors would appreciate any more help you could give them if you ever felt inclined. Otherwise, I'll see you around GAN or something. Good luck in future edits. --Banime (talk) 16:18, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Marcellus A. Stovall

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Victuallers (talk) 07:46, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Abram S. Piatt

Good job on finding the picture! Nyttend (talk) 04:21, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

PCU

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 Done Fixed! Kresock (talk) 01:19, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

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 Done Fixed! Kresock (talk) 01:38, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Rank edit on Stone

I just wanted to let you know that I have been checking Stone frequently to make sure I don't change his rank again and saw that you changed it back again. I would have undone it myself but you beat me too it. Thanks.--Kumioko (talk) 23:53, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

No problemo! Kresock (talk) 02:23, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Union Articles

I also wanted to let you know that I have been adding info to the union articles. I am adding what I can with AWB and then I will go back and fill in the blanks so if you see a infobox or persdata template pop up I will be going back through and filling them in. I have added the persdata to most of the already and will do the infoboxes next. Then I will do the confederate side as well. Please let me know if there is anything else you think of that I can do.--Kumioko (talk) 03:47, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Understood and thanks for the heads up. Kresock (talk) 03:50, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Robert Alexander Cameron

Dear Kresock,

Thanks for developing the bio of Luther Prentice Bradley. I've started a new bio called Robert Alexander Cameron. You've developed lots of articles on people related to the Civil War. You also have a userbox that says "This user loves the American Civil War". Can you develop the bio? If you can develop the bio and find a nice hook, it may qualify for the "Did you know".

Have a nice day. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 17:20, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, I'll nominate the bio for the "Did you know", and you will also get credit. And how do you download images on Wikipedia? Have a nice day. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 09:39, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
I've nominated the bio for DYK. You can see the hook at Template_talk:Did_you_know#Articles_created.2Fexpanded_on_November_4. Have a nice day. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 10:26, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 16:30, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

I think the bio of Cameron qualifies for B-Class. Thoughts? AdjustShift (talk) 08:50, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

It qualified for B-Class. I want to bring the bio to GA, your help will be invaluable. Have a nice day. AdjustShift (talk) 16:19, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

The Boondocks Banned Episode Edit

I realize I have no proof right now because I haven't done the research but I remember watching the episode on television and it's still on my dvr. Something weird is definitely going on here. I never heard about this ban and I watched the episode. Maybe someone could explain to me how I watched and have a banned episode on my dvr. Thanks for any help. I guess. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.18.195.211 (talk) 07:32, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

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Gatoclass (talk) 06:41, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Dear Kresock, it was fun working with you. I look forward to working with you on the American Civil War-related topics. Have a nice day. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 18:33, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

James Sanks Brisbin

Dear Kresock, I've started a bio called James Sanks Brisbin. Have a nice day. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 08:39, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Dear Kresock, how did you know that this photo was taken between 1864 and 1866? Have a nice day. AdjustShift (talk) 13:35, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
Dear Kresock, if I don't know the date, what should I do? Is "not known" acceptable? And, yes, I want you to contribute to the bio of James Sanks Brisbin. It may qualify for the "Did you know". AdjustShift (talk) 03:33, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, now you will also get the credit for the "Did you know". Have a nice day. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 02:52, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
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