Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/American Civil War task force
Welcome to the American Civil War task force of the Military history WikiProject! The task force coordinators are Roger Davies (talk) and Bedford (talk).
Scope
This task force covers all topics related to the American Civil War; it can be considered to be a subgroup of the United States military history task force, whose scope includes every such topic.
Participants
Please remember to also add your name to the main list of project members if you are not yet listed there. This list will be updated periodically and editors who have not edited Wikipedia for six months will be removed. If your name is not here, please simply add it again.
- 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs) (Editing articles for clarity and accuracy; occasional new biographies and other articles such as New York in the American Civil War)
- Amishjedi (talk · contribs) (Whatever needs work. Visiting Gettysburg peaked my interest a few years back.)
- Auror (talk · contribs) (General information; Missouri CW history)
- Balin42632003 (talk · contribs) (Been a historian of the Civil War most of my life, and a reenactor. Will help in any area I can).
- Bedford (talk · contribs) (My academic specialty area is the War Between the States and I have gone to every WBTS battlefield under NPS control east of the Great Plains).
- BusterD (talk · contribs) (Fascinated by evolution of technology and command/staff structure. Help herd ACW main page. Work on bios specifically related to 19th century America; maintain ACW Portal, but could always use help!)
- Carharttjimmy (talk · contribs)( Civil War in general, military strategies used, fortifications (some))
- Chrislk02 (talk · contribs) (Civil War in southeastern Virginia.)
- CQ (talk · contribs) (Lifelong resident of the Jackson Purchase area of Kentucky interested in American Civil War operations in that region: Columbus, Kentucky, Battle of Belmont, Paducah, Kentucky, Forts Henry and Donelson, That Devil, Forrest, etc.)
- CsikosLo (talk · contribs) (Interested in VA in the WBTS. I live in Fredericksburg and work in NoVA so I visit battlefields frequently -- helps when you live on one! Had many relatives in the war. Also a retired professional soldier.)
- DavidHay (talk · contribs) (Personalities involved, battles and regimental histories.)
- Daysleeper47 (talk · contribs) (Interested in early war through Gettysburg, especially Manassas campaigns.)
- Dogface (talk · contribs) (Mostly Indiana-related and Irish regiments)
- Doncram (talk · contribs) (Historic sites focus. Grew up with Bruce Catton's The Golden Book of The Civil War)
- Drva1226 (talk · contribs) (Mostly Eastern Theatre, especially Army of Northern Virginia Info.)
- Ejosse1 (talk · contribs) (Union army bios and unit histories)
- FloNight (talk · contribs) (Mostly Kentucky biographies related to civil war. Admin so can help with admin chores if needed.)
- Gcal1971 (talk · contribs) (U.S. Naval operations and ground and naval operations of both sides in the Hampton Roads, Virginia region)
- Gorptree (talk · contribs) (All, esp. 1863.)
- Grayghost01 (talk · contribs) (Resident of Winchester, VA)
- Harlsbottom (talk · contribs) (Will be adding on some Union regimental histories which interest me.)
- Hulk16 (talk · contribs) (Everything about the Civil War)
- Jojhutton (talk · contribs)
- Lordoliver (talk · contribs) (I mostly will work in on the South during the Civil War)
- marksdaly (talk · contribs) (9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry and 15th NJ)
- MrPrada (talk · contribs) (Primary goal is to fill in the ranks of missing commanders, mainly at the brigade level)
- Mws77 (talk · contribs) (Anything about the Civil War, will help in anyway I can)
- Pkkphysicist (talk · contribs) (Primary interest is in the Navies, but everything is fair game.)
- Politics rule (talk · contribs) (Marylands part, as well as the south)
- Psdubow (talk · contribs) (Most interested in The Battle of Gettysburg and willing to do biographies and what ever else needs doing!)
- Red Harvest (talk · contribs) (Primary interest is in Missouri and Trans-Mississippi.)
- Roman Babylon (talk · contribs)(Primary focus is on the Trans-Mississippi theater of the war.)
- Scott Mingus (talk · contribs) (published Civil War author and wargamer. Author of Ohio in the Civil War and Pennsylvania in the Civil War and related articles, as well as ACW gaming articles. I created and populated a fair number of "Category:<state> in the Civil War" cats for Northern and Southern states.)
- Sf46 (talk · contribs) (Primary interest is in Louisiana, Maryland, and Oklahoma as well as other areas of lesser known Civil War History)
- Skillz187 (talk · contribs) (Interested in Florida in the Civil War.)
- Soldan (talk · contribs)(Main interest is Kentucky in the Civil War but I am also interested in Artillery)
- Stevietheman (talk · contribs) (Mainly interested in the Civil War events in Kentucky, Louisville and Southern Indiana. More interested in politics of the war than the military campaigns. Started categories for ACW states and museums.)
- superpenguin21 (talk · contribs) (Interest is in biographies of any generals, primarily Confederate, but also Federal. Also major battles in the Eastern theatre.)
- Theoctopusking (talk · contribs) (I have a broad interest in the topic, but particularly focus on European relations with the Confederacy and foreign observers, such as Arthur Fremantle.)
- Wild Wolf (talk · contribs) (Mostly Pennsylvania in the Civil War and orders of battle. Also a little of anything and everything else.)
- William_andy (talk · contribs) (Mainly Confederate history along with the roles of Irish-Americans in the war.)
Tagging and assessment
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Portal
The following portal is associated with this project:
Categories and lists
States
- See Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. states for more information on coordinating state articles and categories.
Category:U.S. states in the American Civil War
- Category:Alabama in the American Civil War | Alabama in the American Civil War | History of Alabama
- Category:Arizona in the American Civil War | Arizona in the American Civil War | History of Arizona
- Category:Arkansas in the American Civil War | Arkansas in the American Civil War | History of Arkansas
- Category:California in the American Civil War | California in the American Civil War | History of California
- Category:Colorado in the American Civil War | Colorado in the American Civil War | History of Colorado
- Category:Connecticut in the American Civil War | Connecticut in the American Civil War | History of Connecticut
- Category:Delaware in the American Civil War | Delaware in the American Civil War | History of Delaware
- Category:Florida in the American Civil War | Florida in the American Civil War | History of Florida
- Category:Georgia (U.S. state) in the American Civil War | Georgia (U.S. state) in the American Civil War | History of Georgia (U.S. state)
- Category:Idaho in the American Civil War | Idaho in the American Civil War | History of Idaho
- Category:Illinois in the American Civil War | Illinois in the American Civil War | History of Illinois
- Category:Indiana in the American Civil War | Indiana in the American Civil War | History of Indiana
- Category:Iowa in the American Civil War | Iowa in the American Civil War | History of Iowa
- Category:Kansas in the American Civil War | Kansas in the American Civil War | History of Kansas
- Category:Kentucky in the American Civil War | Kentucky in the American Civil War | History of Kentucky
- Category:Louisiana in the American Civil War | Louisiana in the American Civil War | History of Louisiana
- Category:Maine in the American Civil War | Maine in the American Civil War | History of Maine
- Category:Maryland in the American Civil War | Maryland in the American Civil War | History of Maryland
- Category:Massachusetts in the American Civil War | Massachusetts in the American Civil War | History of Massachusetts
- Category:Michigan in the American Civil War | Michigan in the American Civil War | History of Michigan
- Category:Minnesota in the American Civil War | Minnesota in the American Civil War | History of Minnesota
- Category:Mississippi in the American Civil War | Mississippi in the American Civil War | History of Mississippi
- Category:Missouri in the American Civil War | Missouri in the American Civil War | History of Missouri
- Category:Montana in the American Civil War | Montana in the American Civil War | History of Montana
- Category:Nebraska in the American Civil War | Nebraska in the American Civil War | History of Nebraska
- Category:Nevada in the American Civil War | Nevada in the American Civil War | History of Nevada
- Category:New Hampshire in the American Civil War | New Hampshire in the American Civil War | History of New Hampshire
- Category:New Jersey in the American Civil War | New Jersey in the American Civil War | History of New Jersey
- Category:New Mexico in the American Civil War | New Mexico in the American Civil War | History of New Mexico
- Category:New York in the American Civil War | New York in the American Civil War | History of New York
- Category:North Carolina in the American Civil War | North Carolina in the American Civil War | History of North Carolina
- Category:North Dakota in the American Civil War | North Dakota in the American Civil War | History of North Dakota
- Category:Ohio in the American Civil War | Ohio in the American Civil War | History of Ohio
- Category:Oklahoma in the American Civil War | Oklahoma in the American Civil War | History of Oklahoma
- Category:Oregon in the American Civil War | Oregon in the American Civil War | History of Oregon
- Category:Pennsylvania in the American Civil War | Pennsylvania in the American Civil War | History of Pennsylvania
- Category:Rhode Island in the American Civil War | Rhode Island in the American Civil War | History of Rhode Island
- Category:South Carolina in the American Civil War | South Carolina in the American Civil War | History of South Carolina
- Category:Tennessee in the American Civil War | Tennessee in the American Civil War | History of Tennessee
- Category:Texas in the American Civil War | Texas in the American Civil War | History of Texas
- Category:Utah in the American Civil War | Utah in the American Civil War | History of Utah
- Category:Vermont in the American Civil War | Vermont in the American Civil War | History of Vermont
- Category:Virginia in the American Civil War | Virginia in the American Civil War | History of Virginia
- Category:Washington in the American Civil War | Washington in the American Civil War | History of Washington
- Category:Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War | Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War | History of Washington, D.C.
- Category:West Virginia in the American Civil War | West Virginia in the American Civil War | History of West Virginia
- Category:Wisconsin in the American Civil War | Wisconsin in the American Civil War | History of Wisconsin
- Category:Wyoming in the American Civil War | Wyoming in the American Civil War | History of Wyoming
Cities
We're in the midst of a task similar to what we did with states for cities with Civil War histories. Some examples are New York City, New Orleans and Washington, D.C..
Category: U.S. cities in the American Civil War
People
ALL biographies should follow the Wikipedia Manual of Style, which is incorporated into the excellent guidelines for Civil War bios at User:Hlj/CWediting.
General officers should be classified into Category:Union Army generals or Category:Confederate Army generals. In some cases, the generals (North and South) should ALSO be categorized as Category:United States Army generals to reflect their standing in the Regular Army. The same holds true for Navy admirals (Category:Union Navy admirals and Category:United States Navy admirals).
Likewise, minor officers should be categorized into Category:United States Army officers or Category:Confederate Army officers. At some point, it may be advisable to create a separate Category:Union Army officers.
The Category:People of the American Civil War should NOT be used redundantly with the above categories, but should be reserved for enlisted military men, civilians, politicians, and similar people.
There are also other categories such as Category:Women in the American Civil War for notable females, Category:American Civil War surgeons, Category:American Civil War chaplains, etc.
Significant personalities should also be categorized by their main state they served or lived in during the Civil War (for example, Category:Ohio in the American Civil War). These state categories should include prominent locations (forts, battlefields, structures, etc.), leading politicians (Congressmen, governors, Cabinet members, etc.), events, and other articles with a tie-in to helping guide the user to a broader understanding of the state during the war years.
Theaters, campaigns, and battles
There should, eventually, be a tree originating in three distinct sub-categories of Category:Military operations of the American Civil War:
- Category:Theaters of the American Civil War
- Category:Campaigns of the American Civil War
- Category:Battles of the American Civil War
The tree would then take the following form (using Gettysburg as an example):
- Category:Military operations of the American Civil War
- Category:Theaters of the American Civil War
- Category:Main Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
- Category:Theaters of the American Civil War
Eastern
Western
Trans-Mississippi
Lower Seaboard & Gulf
Pacific
Confederate Armed Services
Templates
- For a full list of applicable campaignboxes, see here; many of these are overly specific, and may need to be merged together if they are to serve as useful aids to navigation for readers.
- {{AmericanCivilWar-stub}}
- Userbox: Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Outreach/User WPMILHIST American Civil War task force
To-do
- Attention needed
- ...to referencing and citation (7,907) • ...to coverage and accuracy (6,207) • ...to structure (1,296) • ...to grammar (204) • ...to supporting materials (1,624)
- Popular pages
- Full list
- Cleanup needed
- The West Tennessee Raids
- Requested articles
- James Ashby (soldier) • Benjamin D. Fearing • James B. Speers • Charles S. Steedman • Battle of Barton's Station • Lawrence P. Graham • Frederick S. Sturmbaugh • Davis Tillson • Action at Nineveh (currently a redirect) • International response to the American Civil War • Spain and the American Civil War • Savannah Campaign Confederate order of battle • Native Americans in the American Civil War (currently disambiguation after deletion) • Battle of Lafayette • Battle of Sunshine Church • Requested American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients
- Expansion needed
- Battle of Boonsborough • Battle of Guard Hill • Battle of Rice's Station • Battle of Simmon's Bluff • Battle of Summit Point • Charleston Arsenal • Edenton Bell Battery • First Battle of Dalton • Blackshear Prison • Edwin Forbes • Hiram B. Granbury • Henry Thomas Harrison • Louis Hébert (colonel) • Benjamin G. Humphreys • Maynard Carbine • Hezekiah G. Spruill • Smith carbine • Edward C. Walthall • Confederate States Secretary of the Navy • Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury • David Henry Williams • Battle of Rome Cross Roads • Delaware in the American Civil War • Ironclad Board • United States Military Railroad • Kansas in the American Civil War • Rufus Daggett • Ebenezer Magoffin • Confederate Quartermaster-General's Department • First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia • Francis Laurens Vinton • Henry Maury • Smith's Expedition to Tupelo • Other American Civil War battle stubs • Other American Civil War stubs
- Images needed
- Battle of Lone Jack • Preston Pond, Jr. • Melancthon Smith
- Merging needed
- 1st Regiment New York Mounted Rifles and 7th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry
- Citations needed
- 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment (Union) • 4th Maine Battery • 33rd Ohio Infantry • 110th New York Volunteer Infantry • Battle of Hatcher's Run • Camp Dennison • Confederate colonies • CSS Resolute • Dakota War of 1862 • Florida in the American Civil War • Ethan A. Hitchcock (general) • Fort Harker (Alabama) • Gettysburg (1993 film) • Iowa in the American Civil War • Second Battle of Fort Sumter • Samuel Benton
- Translation needed
- Add an article here!
- Tag articles!
- Recruit more members!
- Collaborate and join the discussions. If you know things, teach! (If you don't know things, Ask.)
- Add new biographies! There are plenty of generals still unaccounted for! Bios Needed
- Expand articles (or merge if appropriate). Wow! Look at all these stubs!
- Categorize things (with care) - Discuss major changes
- Help with the comprehensive review of campaignbox structure.
- Add things here!
New articles
- 2nd/22nd Tennessee Cavalry (Barteau's) 25 July 2010, needs a lot of editing. De728631 (talk) 17:36, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
- East River (Florida) 26 March 2010 The Bushranger (talk · contribs)
- Henry B. Davidson 8 May 2009 Rkmlai (talk · contribs)
- Kenton Harper 8 May 2009 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Caleb Huse 4 May 2009 Trippz (talk · contribs)
- Andrew Porter (Civil War general) 18 February 2009 Orangemike (talk · contribs)
- Joseph Thoburn 18 February 2009 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Mark Perrin Lowrey 16 February 2009 Lordoliver (talk · contribs)
- Conclusion of the American Civil War 15 February 2009 Doug Coldwell (talk · contribs)
- Australia and the American Civil War 15 February 2009 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- John Creed Moore 19 January 2009 Lordoliver (talk · contribs)
- New Haven Battlefield Site 13 January 2009 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- 5th Ohio Cavalry 9 January 2009 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Preston Smith (general) 7 January 2009 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- 11th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 6 January 2009 Cuppysfriend (talk · contribs)
- St. Augustine in the American Civil War 1 January 2009 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Christmas in the American Civil War 19 December 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- 6th Ohio Cavalry 15 December 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- 63rd Ohio Infantry 15 December 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- John W. Sprague 12 December 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- James Argyle Smith 29 November 2008 Lordoliver (talk · contribs)
- Henry C. Wayne 26 November 2008 Lordoliver (talk · contribs)
- James M. Tuttle 26 November 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- James W. Reilly 25 November 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- John B. Grayson 23 November 2008 Lordoliver (talk · contribs)
- Joshua T. Owen 18 November 2008 CivilWarReenactor1863 (talk · contribs)
- John H. Kelly 16 November 2008 Lordoliver (talk · contribs)
- William F. Perry Monument 14 November 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- William P. Carlin 14 November 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Confederate Monument in Murray 13 November 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Confederate Monument in Owensboro 12 November 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Israel Vogdes 11 November 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Joseph H. Potter 11 November 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Melancthon S. Wade 11 November 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Confederate Memorial in Nicholasville 11 November 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Archibald Gracie III 11 November 2008 Lordoliver (talk · contribs)
- Unconditional Union Party 9 November 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell 7 November 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Confederate Memorial in Fulton 7 November 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park 6 November 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman 4 November 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Battle of Britton's Lane 4 November 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Elias Smith Dennis 4 November 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Confederate Memorial in Mayfield 3 November 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- James Deshler 3 November 2008 Lordoliver (talk · contribs)
- Claudius W. Sears 2 November 2008 Kresock (talk · contribs)
- Confederate Memorial Gates in Mayfield 2 November 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Confederate Monument in Paducah 1 November 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Lloyd Tilghman House 1 November 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Lloyd Tilghman Memorial 31 October 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Camp Beauregard Memorial in Water Valley 30 October 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- 7th Ohio Cavalry 29 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- 5th Ohio Infantry 28 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- 10th Mississippi Infantry 27 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument 26 October 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Abram S. Piatt 24 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- William Forst House 24 October 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Samuel W. Ferguson 23 October 2008 Lordoliver (talk · contribs)
- Confederate Monument in Russellville 23 October 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Luther Prentice Bradley 22 October 2008 AdjustShift (talk · contribs)
- Lexington in the American Civil War 22 October 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Thomas O. Osborn 21 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- John B. Sanborn 21 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Ghosts of the American Civil War 21 October 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- George Wythe McCook 20 October 2008 Scott Mingus (talk · contribs)
- Annie Jones 20 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Conrad Feger Jackson 20 October 2008 Scott Mingus (talk · contribs)
- Valley District 17 October 2008 Grayghost01 (talk · contribs)
- Benjamin F. Potts 17 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Madame Turchin 17 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- The First Gun is Fired 14 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Jacob G. Frick 14 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Music of the American Civil War 14 October 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Maine in the American Civil War 13 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Salt in the American Civil War 13 October 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Alabama Confederate Soldiers Home 13 October 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs)
- Marcellus A. Stovall 13 October 2008 Kresock (talk · contribs)
- Utah in the American Civil War 12 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Uniforms of the Confederate military 11 October 2008 Lordoliver (talk · contribs)
- James H. Trapier 11 October 2008 Kresock (talk · contribs)
- Rhode Island in the American Civil War 9 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Nebraska in the American Civil War 8 October 2008 Bedford (talk · contribs), 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Edward C. Elmore 7 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- John N. Hendren 7 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
- Connecticut in the American Civil War 6 October 2008 8th Ohio Volunteers (talk · contribs)
Resources
- Grand Unified Timeline of Human History • An ambitious Chronology project at Meta
- Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War • A precursor to the planned Timeline of the American Civil War and Timeline of the Reconstruction (American Civil War) (See discussions)
- Timeline of Kentucky in the Civil War • Example of a contextually scoped timeline skeleton)
- Image:American Civil War Battles by Theater, Year.png • A nice public domain map by brian0918 of the USA, showing battles, theatres and years of the Civil War.
- Harper's Weekly Original Civil War Newspapers
Annotated bibliography
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