FYI Hi A plagiarism query has been raised at DYK regarding Harry Toulmin Unitarian minister Talk John Sherman Cooper GA1 I ve reviewed the article and left notes on the talk page I ve put the nomination on hold for seven days to allow the issues to be addressed Feel free to contact me on my talk page here or on the article talk page with any concerns and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed If I may suggest that you strike out check mark or otherwise mark the items I ve detailed that will make it possible for me to see what s been addressed and you can keep track of what s been done and what still needs to be worked on Talk Good Article promotion You did it again Another round of congratulations are in order for all the work you did in making John Sherman Cooper a certified Good Article Thank you your work is much appreciated All the best talk January 2012 Newsletter for WikiProject United States and supported projects Main page appearance Henry Cornelius Burnett This is a note to let the main editors of Henry Cornelius Burnett know that the article will be appearing as today s featured article on January 20 2012 You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia Today s featured article January 20 2012 If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date or not at all please ask featured article director or his delegate or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk Today s featured article requests If the previous blurb needs tweaking you might change it following the instructions at Wikipedia Today s featured article requests instructions If this article needs any attention or maintenance it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page The blurb as it stands now is below Henry Cornelius Burnett 1825 1866 was a U S Representative from the state of Kentucky and a Confederate States Senator He represented Kentucky s 1st congressional district during the lead up to the Civil War This district contained the entire Jackson Purchase region of the state which was more sympathetic to the Confederate cause than any other area of Kentucky Burnett promised the voters of his district that he would have President Abraham Lincoln arraigned for treason Besides championing the Southern cause in Congress Burnett also worked within Kentucky to bolster the state s support of the Confederacy He presided over a sovereignty convention in Russellville in 1861 that formed a Confederate government for the state The delegates to this convention chose Burnett to travel to Richmond Virginia to secure Kentucky s admission to the Confederacy Burnett also raised a Confederate regiment at Hopkinsville Kentucky and briefly served in the Confederate States Army Burnett s actions were deemed treasonable by his colleagues in Congress and he was expelled from the House in 1861 After the war he was indicted for treason but was never tried He returned to the practice of law but died of cholera in 1866 at the age of 40 more A ba