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Congress of the Confederate States

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I've listed this article for peer review because I've substantially added narrative from reliable sources Thomas, Coulter and Martis, adding inline citations, images and footnoting previous contributions. Following a peer review, I'd like to nominate the article for a Good Article. Thanks, TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 20:01, 5 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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TheVirginiaHistorian, I've made some minor edits. I find redirects in articles annoying, and so I fixed several of those. Overall, it doesn't look too bad.

Thanks. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 06:29, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The first paragraph under "First Congress" is unsourced. All paragraphs in the body of an article should have a source at their end, in order to determine definitively where the information has come from.

Done TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 06:29, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

On May 5, Davis declared the Confederate Government dissolved. There should be some mention of this in the article as well as what the congressmen did after March 18 and after May 5.

Done TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 15:06, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The description of Congress's activities near the war's conclusion is confusing. It's hard to discern from the article exactly what happened on March 18, 1865.

Done TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 15:06, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Display name 99 (talk) 21:13, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I propose: The Congress of the Confederate States of America was dissolved along with the entire Confederate government by President Davis meeting with his cabinet on May 5, 1865, in Washington, Georgia.^[1]

At the article Conclusion of the American Civil War we have a reference to Korn in the Time Life Books series. Korn, Jerry, Pursuit to Appomattox: The Last Battles, Time-Life Books, 1987, ISBN 0-8094-4788-6, but there is no online preview.

In the article Jefferson Davis, we have, ^[2], but that citation leads to an online article referencing Jefferson Davis’ capture, not his dissolving the Confederate Government.

also at Confederate States Presidential Election, This Day in History does not show this for May 5 this year, but the information appears now under November 6 at http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jefferson-davis-elected-confederate-president. Since this factoid on May 5 seems to be moveable, it does not seem to be a good citation for a WP article.TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 06:29, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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The November 6 date in that article refers to the day on which Davis was elected president. The article clearly identifies May 5 as the date on which he dissolved the government. Display name 99 (talk) 14:36, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Also, you don't really explain what led to the election of so many anti-Davis politicians for the 2nd Congress. Display name 99 (talk) 23:45, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I think I've answered your points with appropriate revisions and sourced footnotes. How am I doing? TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 15:06, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It looks good. Once you address the point about former Whigs being elected to the 2nd Congress I'll probably be done. Display name 99 (talk) 19:42, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think that is in Martis. I'll give it a look-see. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 06:02, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a section on 2nd Congress elections from Martis, and we have this on the Whigs from Thomas: "The low turnout threw out many secessionist and pro-Davis incumbents in favor of former Whigs. The number of anti-Davis members in the House increased from twenty-six of 106 in the First Congress to forty-one in the Second Congress. This weakened the administration's ability to get its policies through Congress, nevertheless the Davis administration maintained control of the government." Done. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 06:49, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your improvements to the article. There may be a few areas where I think you could be more specific about what those policies were, but I see no further need to comment here. I wish to the best in the GAN process. Display name 99 (talk) 11:34, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your assist.

Are there any additional links to Acts of legislation already in WP that might be added to the very short list? TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 14:11, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not too familiar with that. I'd advise checking your sources. Display name 99 (talk) 18:07, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

^ "Bullets, Bugles and Cannonfire". Lulu.com. 2001. p. 124. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
^ "Jefferson Davis Was Captured". USA.gov. 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-04.

[Bullets,_Bugles_and_Cannonfire-1] "Bullets, Bugles and Cannonfire". Lulu.com. 2001. p. 124. Retrieved 2017-05-06.

[Jefferson_Davis-2] "Jefferson Davis Was Captured". USA.gov. 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-04.

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