Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Pierce (soldier)

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 00:28, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

Joseph Pierce (soldier)

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Pierce in military uniform, photographed during the Civil War

... ~~that the Chinese Joseph Pierce (pictured) enlisted as a Union Army soldier, fought at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, and was made a corporal?~~ Source: McCunn, Ruthanne Lum (1995). "Chinese in the Civil War: Ten Who Served" (PDF). Chinese America: History & Perspectives. 10.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Mongol Khan
- Comment: Well, let's just say I wrote this ONLY for the sake of DYK...

Created by TheLonelyPather (talk). Self-nominated at 00:17, 9 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Joseph Pierce (soldier); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

starting review-- 🌿MtBotany (talk) 16:22, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
I just have a small wording suggestion:
ALT1: ... that Chinese born Joseph Pierce (pictured) enlisted as a Union Army soldier, fought at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, and was made a corporal?
I think it flows just a little bit better. What do you think@TheLonelyPather:? Otherwise a very well researched article, the provided source supports the hook. A larger version of the clear photograph is used in the article. Interesting bit of history. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 17:01, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

@MtBotany: Your suggestion is valid. I was thinking of using "Chinese" as an ethnicity, but I understand that it could be miscontrued as saying Pierce was a Chinese (or Qing) citizen. I have struck out the original hook. Cheers, --The Lonely Pather (talk) 00:54, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Overall I think you did good work on the article @TheLonelyPather:. No concerns and I think this is ready for DYK. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 03:04, 17 February 2024 (UTC)