Talk:Battle of Carthage (1861)

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[edit] Major disagreement with the "Franz Sigel" article

The Franz Sigel article states, "At the start of the war, Sigel recruited and organized an expedition to southwest Missouri and fought the Battle of Carthage, defeating 8,000 Confederates with only 800 of his own men."

This Battle of Carthage article states, "The experienced Col. Franz Sigel commanded 1,100 well trained soldiers fighting for the United States. The Missouri State Guard was commanded by Governor Claiborne F. Jackson who commanded over 4,000 unorganized, inexperienced soldiers, along with 2,000 unarmed troops who did not participate in the battle. It was a major victory for the Missouri State Guard, who fought under the Confederate flag, and played a huge part in determining Missouri's course during the war."

That's a major disagreement in the two articles. 207.69.137.202 05:47, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

This has been fixed. Scott Mingus 22:31, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

See my addition in the Franz Sigel entry talk page. Auror 6 February, 2007

[edit] Missouri State Guard and Militia confusion

In many/most of the start-of-the-ACW-in Missouri wiki articles, there is considerable incorrect (yet understandable) mixing of nomenclature with respect to the Missouri State Guard and the militia. It was not until immediately after the Camp Jackson Affair that the MSG was formed. Before that there was simply a state militia. The MSG was a reorganization and reauthorization of the pre-existing system. Red Harvest (talk) 05:41, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Battle needs expansion

This is a good start, but the battle section is nearly non-existent at present and requires considerable expansion. Red Harvest (talk) 05:41, 30 January 2008 (UTC)