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Welcome to the American Civil War task force. If you have any questions about articles or are generally seeking advice, you're encouraged to ask at the main military history talk page, or you can directly approach one of the task force participants below.

The coordinators of the Military history WikiProject can be contacted here.

Scope

This task force covers all topics related to the American Civil War.

Any article related to this task force should be marked by adding ACW-task-force=yes or ACW=y to the {{WPMILHIST}} project banner at the top of its talk page (see the project banner instructions for more details on the exact syntax). This will automatically place it into Category:American Civil War task force articles.

Participants

Active members

To join the American Civil War task force, edit this section and add # {{User|yourusername}} and any comments to the following list of members in alphabetical order by username.

  1. RJR1960 (talk · contribs) (Western Theater Confederate artillery)
  2. 47thPennVols (talk · contribs) (Have been researching the 47th Pennsylvania Infantry for a decade; also currently working on adding content and citations to other Pennsylvania regiment articles and related biographical pages)
  3. A 10 fireplane (talk · contribs)
  4. Arbogastlw (talk · contribs) (Virginia CW history, esp. Northern Virginia and Loudoun County. Also, partisan warfare in the CW)
  5. Balin42632003 (talk · contribs) (Been a historian of the Civil War most of my life, and a reenactor. Will help in any area I can).
  6. 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).
  7. 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!)
  8. Calidum (talk · contribs)
  9. CanonLawJunkie (talk · contribs) (I'm a civil war re-enactor. Happy to help!)
  10. Cdtuba (talk · contribs)
  11. Cleverediting (talk · contribs) (I have a great interest in the Civil War in Missouri especially the Ozarks)
  12. Coemgenus (talk · contribs)
  13. Cshashaty (talk · contribs) (BA in American History, with extensive study on Civil War political and military aspects; have been to Gettysburg, Yorktown, Williamsburg, and Fort Marion)
  14. CsikosLo (talk · contribs) (Virginia units, orders of battle, SCV)
  15. Daysleeper47 (talk · contribs) (Interested in early war through Gettysburg, especially Manassas campaigns.)
  16. Djmaschek (talk · contribs) (Write articles about Texas, Illinois, Missouri, and other units, artillery weapons and batteries, battles, biographies)
  17. Dogface (talk · contribs) (Mostly Indiana-related and Irish regiments)
  18. Doncram (talk · contribs) (Historic sites focus. Grew up with Bruce Catton's The Golden Book of The Civil War)
  19. Donner60 (talk · contribs) (All aspects, especially battles, campaigns, biographies)
  20. dwkaminski (talk · contribs) Biographies of participants from Pennsylvania especially those buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery
  21. Fastrack98 (talk · contribs) - Interested more in the biographies than the battles.
  22. FloNight (talk · contribs) (Mostly Kentucky biographies related to civil war. Admin so can help with admin chores if needed.)
  23. Gandalf the Groovy (talk · contribs) Medal of Honor recipients and other lesser 19th century American biographies
  24. GELongstreet (talk · contribs) (Biographies, Unit Histories, OoBs, lists, minor fixes and additions)
  25. Gparkes (talk · contribs) I have a variety of interests, from Missouri to North Carolina units, to battles, their OoBs and under appreciated leaders. I enjoy a good story. My most recent project is work on Jefferson C. Davis.
  26. GreenBeret1439 (talk · contribs) (Anything Civil War, but the main focus of my knowledge and research is the war in Virginia and especially Northern VA.)
  27. HeLivedInLightning (talk · contribs) (Minnesota during the Civil War era on the homefront and battlefield; Mississippi Reconstruction)
  28. Hog Farm (talk · contribs) (Mostly Trans-Mississippi Theater, especially Missouri)
  29. ISUtahraptor (talk · contribs) (Literally anything related to the ACW)
  30. Jojhutton (talk · contribs)
  31. Kges1901 (talk · contribs) (General interest, though mostly unit histories right now)
  32. LuckyWiki26 (talk · contribs) (General interest, especially biographies)
  33. Mojoworker (talk · contribs)
  34. North Shoreman (talk · contribs)
  35. Randomness74 (talk · contribs) - (Mainly obscure battles in VA and Alabama)
  36. Reb1981 (talk · contribs) (Georgia and Texas area, and Confederate Navy)
  37. Sf46 (talk · contribs) (Primary interest is in Louisiana, Maryland, and Oklahoma as well as other areas of lesser known Civil War History)
  38. Smmurphy(Talk) 23:06, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  39. Spacini (talk · contribs) (ACW regimental histories, Kentucky in the Civil War, Kansas in the Civil War, & orders of battle.)
  40. Star Mississippi (talk · contribs), museums and historic sites that happen to be Civil War related.
  41. TomV71 (talk · contribs)Confederate Units and Orders of Battle. See my profile for pages I have created.
  42. 154thTN Pvt. Seth Adam (talk · contribs) I'm an American Civil War reenactor. My primary interests lie in the political and militaristic aspects of the states of Tennessee, Indiana, Mississippi, and Colorado during the conflict. More specifically I'm interested in the area around Clark County, IN; and Shelby County, TN.
  43. TadgStirkland401 (talk · contribs) - Grew up in Va visiting American Civil War battlefields all my life, now living in N Ga. Have ancestors on both sides of the war, and have done an intense amount of study in the area for over 50 years. I hope I can be of assistance on this project.
  44. TwoScars (talk · contribs) (Cavalry in east, especially Virginia & West Virginia)
  45. GeneralPoxter (talk · contribs)
  46. Vami_IV (talk · contribs) - Texas and the West
  47. Ornithopolis (talk · contribs) - Cavalry, Eastern theatre
  48. hhfjbaker (talk · contribs) -Lost Cause myth, US volunteer regiments.

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Award

The American Civil War Barnstar
If you think someone in the project has done an outstanding job editing Civil War related articles, award them the "The American Civil War Barnstar" by placing {{subst:ACWTF Barnstar|Message ~~~~}} on their talk page.

Article statistics

The table to the right shows the current article assessment statistics for this task force.

A list of the top 500 most popular articles within our scope, as well as the number of page views each article received over the past month, can be found here.

With most of our articles assessed as Stub- or Start-Class, there's a lot of work to be done. However, we also have a significant number of good, A-Class, and featured articles, which have been assessed as amongst the best Wikipedia has to offer. These article serve as a yardstick for what can be achieved and should be aimed for, and can provide ideas about how to write an article and what sources to consult; they are listed below:

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Open tasks

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...to referencing and citation (7,905) • ...to coverage and accuracy (6,204) • ...to structure (1,294) • ...to grammar (204) • ...to supporting materials (1,631)
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The West Tennessee Raids
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James Ashby (soldier)Benjamin D. FearingJames B. SpeersCharles S. SteedmanBattle of Barton's StationLawrence P. GrahamFrederick S. SturmbaughDavis TillsonAction at Nineveh (currently a redirect)International response to the American Civil WarSpain and the American Civil WarSavannah Campaign Confederate order of battleNative Americans in the American Civil War (currently disambiguation after deletion)Battle of LafayetteBattle of Sunshine ChurchRequested American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients
Expansion needed
Battle of BoonsboroughBattle of Guard HillBattle of Rice's StationBattle of Simmon's BluffBattle of Summit PointCharleston ArsenalEdenton Bell BatteryFirst Battle of DaltonBlackshear PrisonEdwin ForbesHiram B. GranburyHenry Thomas HarrisonLouis Hébert (colonel)Benjamin G. HumphreysMaynard CarbineHezekiah G. SpruillSmith carbineEdward C. WalthallConfederate States Secretary of the NavyConfederate States Secretary of the TreasuryDavid Henry WilliamsBattle of Rome Cross RoadsDelaware in the American Civil WarIronclad BoardUnited States Military RailroadKansas in the American Civil WarRufus DaggettEbenezer MagoffinConfederate Quartermaster-General's DepartmentFirst Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaFrancis Laurens VintonHenry MaurySmith's Expedition to TupeloOther American Civil War battle stubsOther American Civil War stubs
Images needed
Battle of Lone JackPreston 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 Battery33rd Ohio Infantry110th New York Volunteer InfantryBattle of Hatcher's RunCamp DennisonConfederate coloniesCSS ResoluteDakota War of 1862Florida in the American Civil WarEthan A. Hitchcock (general)Fort Harker (Alabama)Gettysburg (1993 film)Iowa in the American Civil WarSecond Battle of Fort SumterSamuel Benton
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  • 21 Oct 2024Union Army (talk · edit · hist) move request to Union army by Cinderella157 (t · c) was moved to Union army (talk · edit · hist) by Bobby Cohn (t · c) on 28 Oct 2024; see discussion

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Resources

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper was a general illustrated news magazine out of New York City. There are numerous articles and wood engravings of events before, during, and after the American Civil War (many based on war artist sketches). Note that due to the news cycle for images at the time, the corresponding illustrations may be weeks or months after the event in question occurred. Likewise, many place names are misspelled and idiosyncratic or uncommon names for battles are used. NOTE: To extract an image at high-resolution, zoom in to the highest magnification in the browser-viewer, then right-click save.

Selections of the various wood engravings were later collected and presented in the following volumes, where those that are selected are usually in more-pristine condition than in the original newspaper (there is less newsprint bleed):

Harper's Weekly

Harper's Weekly was a rival illustrated newspaper to Frank Leslie's, published in New York City and operating in much the same format. Note that due to the news cycle for images at the time, the corresponding illustrations may be weeks or months after the event in question occurred. Likewise, many place names are misspelled and idiosyncratic or uncommon names for battles are used. NOTE: To extract an image at high-resolution, zoom in to the highest magnification in the browser-viewer, then right-click save.

Official Records of the War of the Rebellion

The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion are a collection of primary sources of the civil war in the form of reports and correspondence of the armies and navies of the Union and the Confederacy. Material from both sides was collected during and in the decades after the war and edited into over 100 volumes.