Template:Did you know nominations/Hiram Bledsoe's Missouri Battery
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 15:25, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hiram Bledsoe's Missouri Battery
... that Hiram Bledsoe's Missouri Battery killed a civilian during the lead-up to the Battle of Chickamauga? Source 46 in the textALT1:... that Hiram Bledsoe's Missouri Battery used chains as artillery projectiles during two different battles? Sources 6 and 28 in the textALT2:... that the men of Hiram Bledsoe's Missouri Battery used Black Bitch? Source 2 in the text
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- Comment: Black Bitch was the name of a cannon
Moved to mainspace by Hog Farm (talk). Self-nominated at 02:17, 27 July 2020 (UTC).
Date and length fine. I am going to approve ALT2 AGF on the book source as I think it is the most interesting of the two as civilian casualties and chain shot aren't that original. However @Hog Farm: I would prepare for a rough ride if this gets promoted as it is likely people might find the wording controversial (Possibly a good job you left off them being Confederates too, I'm approving it as it's hooky and in context and I stand by WP:NOTCENSORED). QPQ is done with no close paraphrasing. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:50, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
- I definitely think it should actually include the fact that it was a cannon. To a lesser extent I think it should also be added that it was a Confederate unit. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:58, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
- @Peacemaker67 and The C of E: - If that's the case, I'd propose a new hook instead. Stating that an artillery battery had a cannon is fairly obvious, and the name of the cannon basically becomes gratuitous profanity at that point. How about Hog Farm Bacon 14:36, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
- ALT3 ... that Bledsoe's Missouri Battery was the only Confederate artillery battery present at the Battle of Raymond? Source 36 in the text That solves the need to insert Confederate, and avoids the potentially contentious profanity. I've got 20kb of readable prose to work with on this one. Hog Farm Bacon 14:36, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
- I rather thought it was gratuitous in the first place and the sentence lacked a proper subject, so I’m happy with ALT3. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 22:29, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
- ALT3 ... that Bledsoe's Missouri Battery was the only Confederate artillery battery present at the Battle of Raymond? Source 36 in the text That solves the need to insert Confederate, and avoids the potentially contentious profanity. I've got 20kb of readable prose to work with on this one. Hog Farm Bacon 14:36, 28 July 2020 (UTC)