Talk:Battle of Droop Mountain/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Hog Farm (talk · contribs) 01:29, 20 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a reason why Averell isn't linked in the lead?
- Fixed. TwoScars (talk) 13:02, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I think when you're referring to a single Confederate army, army should be lowercase, and Confederate Army should be saved for when you're referring to the entire Confederate States Army
- Fixed everywhere. TwoScars (talk) 15:44, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A one-sentence reference to the Western Virginia campaign might be useful
- Dropped category, left over from original, clarified White Sulphur Springs. TwoScars (talk) 13:02, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Also link Averell at the first mention in the body
- Fixed. TwoScars (talk) 13:02, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"attack a Confederate force stationed near Lewisburg in Greenbrier County, West Virginia" - move the link for Lewisburg from here up to where Lewisburg is first mentioned in the background
- Fixed. TwoScars (talk) 13:02, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Elsewhere, during the afternoon of November 4, two regiments from the Confederate cavalry brigade of Albert G. Jenkins were resting in Greenbrier County while" - Jenkins has already been introduced, so no need to use his full name again here

"Early in the morning on November 5, Averell moved his infantry from Huntersville toward Mill Point, and Oley left Marlinton for the same destination" - Since you're using Marling Bottom for Marlinton in the rest of the article, use Marling Bottom here
- Fixed. TwoScars (talk) 15:44, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think it would be useful to work a little bit about Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park in here somewhere
- Added a small section at the end called "Today", that discusses the park, NRHP, and cemetery at Lewisburg. Left out discussing ghosts, to which Lowry devotes an entire chapter. TwoScars (talk) 17:10, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Scott should be listed as an editor, not an author, for the OR.
- Changed Scott, and Ainsworth & Kirkley, to editors. TwoScars (talk) 15:52, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think this should be in Category:Western Virginia campaign. The Western Virginia campaign was a separate 1861 event.
- Strongly agree, probably left over from old version. Removed. TwoScars (talk) 13:02, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Might be done—I'll look over again later today. TwoScars (talk) 17:10, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Hog Farm:–Unless you have anything else, I believe I am done. Thank you for reviewing this—an obscure battle that had importance for West Virginia. TwoScars (talk) 19:50, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Passing. This one was really interesting. I'd actually heard of it before, although I mistakenly thought that Jenkins played a significant role in it. And least this one had a book about it. When I worked on Battle of Roan's Tan Yard last year, it so difficult to source from obscurity. Hog Farm _Talk 03:10, 23 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]