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I am interested in Sterling Price's children. The five out of the seven that survived to adulthood.
Game2janie@aol.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.189.11.136 ( talk) 16:59, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
The new information on Price's movements in Louisiana is excellent and a most welcome addition to the article, but it doesn't seem to "fit" chronologically in the portion of the article where it was placed. "In 1864", this section opens--when, in 1864? From the March date given further down in this section, it seems that all of these activities took place prior to Price's Missouri Raid, hence, I am moving the entire section to a place before that portion of the article. - Ecjmartin ( talk) 22:58, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
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This page is on my watchlist, and I noticed this edit. I'm personally not convinced that the lead is currently adequate. First, his being a slave owner wasn't a defining characteristic of him, so I'm not sure why it's in the first sentence of the lead. There's also a number of topics not mentioned in the lead that would seem to be of some significance - his leadership of the Missouri State Guard, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, the 1862-1865 period is glossed over as "service in Arkansas" when the Battle of Iuka and Second Battle of Corinth should certainly be mentioned as well (and it wouldn't hurt to mention the Battle of Pea Ridge by name), his service in the United States House of Representatives isn't mentioned in the lead, nor is his temporary flight to Mexico after the war. I also think that Price's Missouri Expedition should be mentioned by name/linked, as he's remembered for the campaign as a whole, not just Westport.
The note itself was added in this edit in 2019 by Lieutcoluseng, I can't find anything in the edit history or in the history of the article talk page that would indicate the need to fix the lead in a form like this. I don't think this notice should be there, at least until a more comprehensive version of the lead gets worked out. Also pinging Meters and 1976mkeith8, who were involved in the edit that caught my attention on this subject. Hog Farm Talk 07:21, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
The section discussing Price's role in the struggle over Missouri, and the struggle itself, seem deeply biased and utterly devoid of very important context.
The article in question paints the picture that the Unionist forces acted without provocation against the states legal militia, and that Price was forced by a "virtual declaration of war" into resisting the Unionists. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The Governor and Price both had been in talks with Jefferson Davis for Missouri to join the Confederacy since the fall of Sumter in April, long before the Camp Jackson Afair. These talks concluded with the Confederacy agreeing to send a number of heavy guns to Missouri, guns that were delived the day before the Camp Jackson Afair, to Camp Jackson. It's clear the Price was both aware of, and actively participating in, a conspiracy to drive the Union out of Missouri and force succession long before Lyons "declared virtual war". Further more, as soon as the Price-Harney Truce was agreed to, Price along with the Governor and Lt Governor sent envoys to the Confederacy asking for an invasion of the state to drive out Unionist forces.
These series of events, in proper context, totally flies in the face of the claims made about Price's politics and intentions prior to the Camp Jackson Afair. He was clearly pro-confederate and painting him as being "forced" by actions of Lyons to support the Confederacy is blatant whitewashing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claiborne_Fox_Jackson
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Jackson_affair 2601:547:B05:1262:71FA:B6E:C0DB:9AF6 ( talk) 19:18, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
I was reworking this article earlier last winter and left off after the Mexican War; I need to get back to this sometime. Hog Farm Talk 19:29, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
I went ahead and made some minor edits to make clear a distinction between his public stances and private actions, as well as his complicity in the conspiracy. Will add citations when I have the chance. Elizabeth Gurely Flyn ( talk) 19:44, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
I suggest that a new section be added to the article citing appearances In Popular Culture. The first entry in this new section should be a reference to Rooster Cogburn's cat. 98.206.87.210 ( talk) 02:35, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
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I am interested in Sterling Price's children. The five out of the seven that survived to adulthood.
Game2janie@aol.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.189.11.136 ( talk) 16:59, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
The new information on Price's movements in Louisiana is excellent and a most welcome addition to the article, but it doesn't seem to "fit" chronologically in the portion of the article where it was placed. "In 1864", this section opens--when, in 1864? From the March date given further down in this section, it seems that all of these activities took place prior to Price's Missouri Raid, hence, I am moving the entire section to a place before that portion of the article. - Ecjmartin ( talk) 22:58, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
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This page is on my watchlist, and I noticed this edit. I'm personally not convinced that the lead is currently adequate. First, his being a slave owner wasn't a defining characteristic of him, so I'm not sure why it's in the first sentence of the lead. There's also a number of topics not mentioned in the lead that would seem to be of some significance - his leadership of the Missouri State Guard, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, the 1862-1865 period is glossed over as "service in Arkansas" when the Battle of Iuka and Second Battle of Corinth should certainly be mentioned as well (and it wouldn't hurt to mention the Battle of Pea Ridge by name), his service in the United States House of Representatives isn't mentioned in the lead, nor is his temporary flight to Mexico after the war. I also think that Price's Missouri Expedition should be mentioned by name/linked, as he's remembered for the campaign as a whole, not just Westport.
The note itself was added in this edit in 2019 by Lieutcoluseng, I can't find anything in the edit history or in the history of the article talk page that would indicate the need to fix the lead in a form like this. I don't think this notice should be there, at least until a more comprehensive version of the lead gets worked out. Also pinging Meters and 1976mkeith8, who were involved in the edit that caught my attention on this subject. Hog Farm Talk 07:21, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
The section discussing Price's role in the struggle over Missouri, and the struggle itself, seem deeply biased and utterly devoid of very important context.
The article in question paints the picture that the Unionist forces acted without provocation against the states legal militia, and that Price was forced by a "virtual declaration of war" into resisting the Unionists. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The Governor and Price both had been in talks with Jefferson Davis for Missouri to join the Confederacy since the fall of Sumter in April, long before the Camp Jackson Afair. These talks concluded with the Confederacy agreeing to send a number of heavy guns to Missouri, guns that were delived the day before the Camp Jackson Afair, to Camp Jackson. It's clear the Price was both aware of, and actively participating in, a conspiracy to drive the Union out of Missouri and force succession long before Lyons "declared virtual war". Further more, as soon as the Price-Harney Truce was agreed to, Price along with the Governor and Lt Governor sent envoys to the Confederacy asking for an invasion of the state to drive out Unionist forces.
These series of events, in proper context, totally flies in the face of the claims made about Price's politics and intentions prior to the Camp Jackson Afair. He was clearly pro-confederate and painting him as being "forced" by actions of Lyons to support the Confederacy is blatant whitewashing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claiborne_Fox_Jackson
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Jackson_affair 2601:547:B05:1262:71FA:B6E:C0DB:9AF6 ( talk) 19:18, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
I was reworking this article earlier last winter and left off after the Mexican War; I need to get back to this sometime. Hog Farm Talk 19:29, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
I went ahead and made some minor edits to make clear a distinction between his public stances and private actions, as well as his complicity in the conspiracy. Will add citations when I have the chance. Elizabeth Gurely Flyn ( talk) 19:44, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
I suggest that a new section be added to the article citing appearances In Popular Culture. The first entry in this new section should be a reference to Rooster Cogburn's cat. 98.206.87.210 ( talk) 02:35, 20 April 2023 (UTC)