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Former good articleAmerican Civil War was one of the Warfare good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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The federal holiday Juneteenth

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The federal holiday Juneteenth says your end of the Civil War date of May 26,1865 is wrong. The Juneteenth holiday celebrates the end of the civil war in Texas and the freeing of the slaves in Texas. Between your clamed of the end of the war on May 26 and the end of the war in Texas June 19 uniformed confederates were active in Texas and blacks were still slaves in that area. The true end of the Civil war is June 23, 1865, when the last confederate general surrendered all his forces. After that only scattered troops were still resisting and not a threat. 2600:1015:A011:BFA0:C82:AAB8:8474:6668 (talk) 12:48, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1965? do you have a source for that? 12:50, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
Note the above comment was edited. Slatersteven (talk) 13:30, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Appomattox marks the official end of the fighting, even though some skirmishes happened afterward. After Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865, Confederate Lt. Gen. Simon B. Buckner, acting for General Edmund Kirby Smith, surrendered the Confederate trans-Mississippi Department forces on May 26, 1865.Michaelbtfsplk (talk) 22:46, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2024

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Article must be condensed. 64.189.18.53 (talk) 01:04, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add more subheadings to background to cil war and early years of the war. 64.189.18.53 (talk) 01:05, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Left guide (talk) 02:06, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Too long still

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The article at 16,000 words readable prose size is still 1,000 words above the size guideline. It's probably worth cutting down the causes section as there's a whole sub article on that. any help would be greatly appreciated, Tom B (talk) 17:02, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I can give it a whirl in about a week when I've got more time. It was long on my to do list! CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n! 07:14, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
thank you! Tom B (talk) 10:59, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 11 September 2024

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Remove the unverified claim in Eastern Theater. This was supposed to be removed a month ago. Someone add a claim about twice the number of troops or remove it!

{{}} 64.189.18.28 (talk) 15:09, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Link to the talk page thread where this was agreed please. Slatersteven (talk) 15:10, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
what here is the claim what talk page McClellan resisted General-in-Chief Halleck's orders to send reinforcements to John Pope's Union Army of Virginia, which made it easier for Lee's Confederates to defeat twice the number of combined enemy troops.[citation needed] 64.189.18.32 (talk) 23:48, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done. I added a reference instead. CWenger (^@) 00:07, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 September 2024

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remove this senatcne as there is no source to verify it! remve it alredy! McClellan resisted General-in-Chief Halleck's orders to send reinforcements to John Pope's Union Army of Virginia, which made it easier for Lee's Confederates to defeat twice the number of combined enemy troops.[citation needed] 64.189.18.32 (talk) 23:47, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done. I added a reference instead. CWenger (^@) 00:07, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Origins" section

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The "Origins" section is, I believe, drawn from the lead section in Origins of the American Civil War. Check out Talk:Origins of the American Civil War#WP:WEASEL wording in the first sentence of the lead. and recent changes to the lead over there to make the meaning more clear, and explicitly opposed to "Lost Cause" myths, Rjjiii (talk) 04:41, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Technical and Professional Writing

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This article is currently the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 21 August 2024 and 5 December 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Jessicabreen (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Jessicabreen (talk) 13:46, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]