Template:Did you know nominations/J. Johnston Pettigrew

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:15, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

J. Johnston Pettigrew

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J. Johnston Pettigrew
in Confederate uniform

... that J. Johnston Pettigrew (pictured) commanded a division in Pickett's Charge? Ref 4 in the text
- ALT1:... that J. Johnston Pettigrew (pictured) was appointed as an assistant professor at the United States Naval Observatory? Source 5 in the article
  - ALT2 ... that on the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War, J. Johnston Pettigrew (pictured) commanded a divsion during Pickett's Charge? Source 4 in the text
    - ALT3 ... that while commanding one of the last Confederate units north of the Potomac River during the retreat from Gettysburg, J. Johnston Pettigrew was mortally wounded but refused to be left in enemy hands? Source 17 in the text

Reviewed: Not required

Improved to Good Article status by Hog Farm (talk). Self-nominated at 02:06, 25 March 2020 (UTC).

I was wondering if something else could be mentioned about the subject, as I'm not sure either hook appeals to a broad audience. ALT0 could also be revised a bit to give more context as to what Pickett's Charge is, for the benefit of our non-American readers. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 07:04, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Narutolovehinata5 - Frankly, there's not a whole lot else about to talk about this figure. He was in the lower house of a state-level legislature, wrote an obscure book about Spain, and fought at Gettysburg. I can rewrite ALT0 to give more context about Pickett's Charge, but Gettysburg is the only really important/interesting thing in Pettigrew's life. Hog Farm (talk) 21:09, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

I've written ALT2, which is essentially ALT0 but giving context as to what Pickett's Charge is. Hog Farm (talk) 21:13, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

I think it's better, but it might be a good idea to ask a second opinion on if ALT2 would work to non-American readers. As someone who does know Gettysburg, it does sound interesting and may help the hook appeal to American audiences, just not so sure about with others with the current wording. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 06:56, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Full review needed, including hooks. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:20, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recent GA. Hook is decent and no issues I see with audience appeal. Although I think that his final fate seems more interesting, how his group was the last to cross back into the South and how he did not want to be left on federal lands (the North) to die. If you want to write an another ALT hook, I can approve that as well. KAVEBEAR (talk) 04:41, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

@KAVEBEAR: - I'll get to that in the morning, it's fairly late where I am. The story of not wanting to die on northern soil is probably more compelling than this, especially since this is a candidate for an image slot. Thanks for reviewing this. Hog Farm (talk) 04:49, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- @KAVEBEAR: - I've got an ALT3 written. My count has it at a little less than 200 characters, if you think it's too long or if I miscounted, I can rewrite this again. Hog Farm (talk) 15:42, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
  - I will approve ALT2 and ALT3 and let the promoter decide. KAVEBEAR (talk) 21:09, 17 April 2020 (UTC)