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I changed a few things in this excellent article. First, the 25th VA Inf. was not formally organized until Gen. Garnett took over. The other changes were to reflect a little more accurately what Porterfield was able to do. Granville D. Hall's book, and the other early 20th Cent. histories can be rather inaccurate, particularly Hall's books, as he was a member of the Wheeling Conventions and tended to exaggerate. As J.G. Randall said in "Constitutional Problems Under Lincoln", the books by Parker, Hall, William P. Willey, and Virgil Lewis (the first WV State Historian) "should be used with caution." Dubyavee ( talk) 20:35, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
Confirming the availability and uploading photos is a tough task for me (no real experience) so I am glad you have one and can put it in the article. I am trying to add or expand articles about people and events from the Civil War as we pass the 150th anniversaries. Porterfield is an important character from the early period of the war and his Mexican War experience is another notable factor. I noticed that the Battle of Philippi was covered but there was no article on the Confederate commander and major figure, possibly because he was not a general and did not become one. The big battles and topics are reasonably well covered although a few could use a little work. The articles for some of the other events and people are still missing or are stubs. I have started a draft article for James Barbour Terrill but I need to add a little more before I put in on line. He was not confirmed as a general until the day after he died which reduces the information on him a little and probably has reduced enthusiasm about writing an article on him. Donner60 ( talk) 20:05, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
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I changed a few things in this excellent article. First, the 25th VA Inf. was not formally organized until Gen. Garnett took over. The other changes were to reflect a little more accurately what Porterfield was able to do. Granville D. Hall's book, and the other early 20th Cent. histories can be rather inaccurate, particularly Hall's books, as he was a member of the Wheeling Conventions and tended to exaggerate. As J.G. Randall said in "Constitutional Problems Under Lincoln", the books by Parker, Hall, William P. Willey, and Virgil Lewis (the first WV State Historian) "should be used with caution." Dubyavee ( talk) 20:35, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
Confirming the availability and uploading photos is a tough task for me (no real experience) so I am glad you have one and can put it in the article. I am trying to add or expand articles about people and events from the Civil War as we pass the 150th anniversaries. Porterfield is an important character from the early period of the war and his Mexican War experience is another notable factor. I noticed that the Battle of Philippi was covered but there was no article on the Confederate commander and major figure, possibly because he was not a general and did not become one. The big battles and topics are reasonably well covered although a few could use a little work. The articles for some of the other events and people are still missing or are stubs. I have started a draft article for James Barbour Terrill but I need to add a little more before I put in on line. He was not confirmed as a general until the day after he died which reduces the information on him a little and probably has reduced enthusiasm about writing an article on him. Donner60 ( talk) 20:05, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
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