Talk:Kentucky in the American Civil War

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    [edit] Sections

    Hi, Stevietheman. What section headings do we need? I suggest chronological (as you might have guessed ;) CQ 16:51, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

    Yes, for now, I suggest breaking it up into the individual years from 1861 to 1865, and perhaps "Pre-war" and "Post-war", like I did in Louisville in the Civil War. We can always refine this at a later time. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 16:55, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
    By the way, some content in Louisville in the Civil War could be reused here. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 16:56, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
    OK. There. I made sections 1861, 1862-1863, 1864-1865, and a Timeline section which will eventually become transcluded from Kentucky in the Civil War/Timeline which I removed from Timeline of Kentucky history CQ 17:34, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] suggestions

    I did a minor cleanup a few minutes ago and did not attempt to add any significant content. But here are some suggestions as you develop the article:

    1. List of prominent Kentucky people involved with the war, such as John C. Breckinridge
    2. List of Kentucky regiments (and the Orphan Brigade)
    3. Map of the state that shows where battles occurred
    4. List of memorials (battlefield parks, statues, museums, etc.)
    5. Discussion of how the Cumberland Gap was a potential invasion route to Eastern Tennessee, critical to the Union (which is why the Battle of Mill Springs was important)
    6. You may find Image:ACW Corinth2Perryville.png of use.

    Hal Jespersen 19:52, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

    Many thanks for the assistance. I added your suggestions to the todo list. Cheers! Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 20:00, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
    Yes many thanks! I've reduced the article to Stub-class for a while. The American Civil War task force is now seeking recruits. Please consider joining. Thanks! • CQ 22:17, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] Show American Civil War Menu?

    Currently, the template {{American Civil War Menu}} is showing at the bottom of major Civil War articles. Does anyone object to adding it to this one? Or, is it too early? Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 22:42, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

    Certainly not. I'm looking at Missouri in the Civil War. It's also a Border state (Civil War). I started a template based on Template:Missouri in the Civil War — Template:Kentucky in the Civil War. The "See also" section now has links to other "[some adjacent state] in the Civil War" articles that I could find. Maybe WP:ACW can help to "homogenize" a bit of this sort of content and context. BTW. I'm going ahead with the "Timeline" idea per that project (but it's long range) so I moved Kentucky in the Civil War/Timeline to Timeline of Kentucky in the Civil War per Krill's recommendation. • CQ 23:34, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
    I like the template idea--it would help keep all the "Kentucky in the Civil War" events in perspective. Re: states, {{American Civil War Menu}} already lists all the states that have articles or categories of "[state] in the Civil War". I'm happy to see you take the lead on a lot of this. I will, of course, help out where I can. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 23:58, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] Union OOBs and abstracts which I added

    I added 3 abstracts, from 1862, 63, and 64 to give an idea of the strength, composition, and location of the Union Forces. At the bottom, I gave a year-by-year breakdown of the various units and their commanders. However, it could be cleaned up and formatted better, I'm not really the expert on wikicode and I used plain old HTML. Let me know any questions, comments, suggestions, complaints, and/or requests for further information, I have a copy of the OR as well as the Order of Battle books used to generate this information. MrPrada 07:19, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] E.A. Paine and the District of Western Ky

    Also, I was VERY suprised after I read this to see that Brig. Gen. Eleazer A. Paine is missing from the article. Burbridge's actions were outrageous, yes, but he was never convicted of anything. Paine, and a congressmen, both went to jail for illegally taxing the citizens of the Western District(which I believe included just the Columbus area, I think Lousville and Paducah were in Ewing's command, and the rest of the state fell under Hobson). Anyway, I think the following should be addressed:

    • Add a major section on Eleazer A. Paine and his actions
    • Expand 1864-1865 and the information about Burbridge(a lot of it is over in Lousville in the Civil war, but it pertains more to this article)
    • Add a section about Granger's Army of Kentucky, explain the Command and Control Relationship between the Granger and Nelson in 1862
    • Explain the command and control relationship between Parke/Foster/Burnside (Department of Ohio), the IX Corps, XXIII Corps and the Kentucky Districts in 1863
    • Eliminate all of the red links, and add references up top

    Once that is completed I think this would be a fantastic FA candidate, and Project Civil War Task Force could definetly use more of those. MrPrada 07:25, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] William T. Sherman

    Also, for FA-status, the article really needs to hilight Sherman's removal in 1861 amidst allegations of insanity. The articles on Hugh Ewing and Lorenzo Thomas get into it a bit and hilight some of the background information. It is probably one of the most interesting incidents of the history of Kentucky in the Civil War, and should feature prominently in the article. MrPrada 09:15, 4 August 2007 (UTC)