Template:Did you know nominations/Steele's Greenville expedition
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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 09:19, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
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Steele's Greenville expedition
- ... that some historians believe that Steele's Greenville expedition marked a shift in the Union's war policy? Source: Shea, William L.; Winschel, Terrence J. (2003). Vicksburg Is the Key: The Struggle for the Mississippi River. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-9344-1. Page 92.
Improved to Good Article status by Hog Farm (talk). Nominated by Onegreatjoke (talk) at 15:02, 11 January 2023 (UTC).
Substantial article, meeting of GA criteria implicates DYK pass. Article was nominated within 7 days of passing GAR. No pings on Earwigs. Hook is cited and short enough; "some historians" is a little wobbly, but nonetheless I think the hook is interesting and policy compliant. AGF on offline source. Morgan695 (talk) 16:58, 13 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hello @Hog Farm, Onegreatjoke, and Morgan695: I cannot immediately find the hook in our article. I see "The historians William L. Shea and Terrence J. Winschel see the expedition as demonstrating a shift in the Union's war policy" but nothing about a turning point. Bruxton (talk) 00:44, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- As the original article writer: The relevant quote from Shea & Winschel is it [Steele's Greenville expedition] also reflected a shift in the policy of the Lincoln administration. [quote from Halleck about peace which is forced by the sword] Henceforth the army was to bring the war home to southern civilians .... I think "shift", as used in the article, would be better than "turning point" here. Hog Farm Talk 02:11, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Hog Farm, Onegreatjoke, and Morgan695: without objection I changed the hook to shift. Bruxton (talk) 02:46, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- As the original article writer: The relevant quote from Shea & Winschel is it [Steele's Greenville expedition] also reflected a shift in the policy of the Lincoln administration. [quote from Halleck about peace which is forced by the sword] Henceforth the army was to bring the war home to southern civilians .... I think "shift", as used in the article, would be better than "turning point" here. Hog Farm Talk 02:11, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hello @Hog Farm, Onegreatjoke, and Morgan695: I cannot immediately find the hook in our article. I see "The historians William L. Shea and Terrence J. Winschel see the expedition as demonstrating a shift in the Union's war policy" but nothing about a turning point. Bruxton (talk) 00:44, 24 January 2023 (UTC)