Talk:Jefferson Barracks Military Post

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Jefferson Barracks the first Basic Training Post for the Army[edit]

"Jefferson Barracks was designated the first "Infantry School of Practice," the first basic training site for the Army."

Please tell me where you found this statement? I am an Army retiree who has studied the history of the Army, and am writing about Army units and installations elsewhere on Wikipedia, and I can say knowingly that this is not true. Indeed, the first Basic Training posts for the US Army were the State Militia training posts in each State, and the first formal Basic Training Post was located at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the Revolution. Washington was the Commander, and Von Steuben was the Senior Trainer. Jeffe3rson Barracks came a long time after Valley Forge.

CORNELIUSSEON 19:41, 10 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WP:MILHIST Assessment[edit]

A very nice start, covering quite well the breadth of the subject. Now we need some focus on depth. Is it possible to effect significant expansion to any or all of the sections? LordAmeth 14:48, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Plagiarism[edit]

Most of the content of this article (everything added by one particular contributor in May of this year) was lifted directly from a manuscript that I wrote. I don't know this person, did not give permission for this to be used here or anywhere else, don't know how she came into possession of it and do not wish to give up my rights. The original manuscript does of course contain all the citations noted as missing, but I will not fill them in here. Although I stand by the accuracy of the article, I do not wish it to remain here and ask that you delete it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JBresearcher (talk • contribs) 04:53, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What evidence do you have that this was plagerized? We'll need something that can be verified. 69.181.249.92 (talk) 04:59, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How about a copy of the original file for comparison? Dated July 2002, when the final draft (it was part of a National Register nomination update) was sent to the Missouri SHPO. I can get you names of people in that office as well as the Cultural Resource Manager for the Jefferson Barracks National Guard office who can verify that I wrote it. Is there a non-public avenue that I use to do this?

Susan J. Beattie

I'm sure there is, but I'm not aware of what it would be. My advice is to go to the Administrator's Noticeboard (WP:AN) and state there what you have here. They should be able to at least point you in the right direction. I'd suggest linking back to this talk page. 69.181.249.92 (talk) 05:30, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]