# Talk:Edward Porter Alexander

I just did a little work to this page, and came across a minor inconsistency. The article states Alexander was ordered to serve under "Brig. Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston for the Utah War expedition" and the mission was canceled before he got to him. However, a source I have (which I added to the refs for a separate addition I made) says he was under Col. Joseph E. Johnston in the dealings with the Mormons in 1857 and 1858. Just wondering which is right, as one or the other source might have their "Johnstons" mixed up. Kresock (talk) 03:26, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Craig Symonds' bio of Joe Johnston says nothing about Utah or the Mormons. Hal Jespersen (talk) 13:54, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

He was a colonel at the battle of Gettysburg, most likely.  I have no idea how "officially edit" a page.  I defaced this one slightly becusae it didn't have this information, happily it was improved, but this information still not added.
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/edward-porter-alexander
"As a colonel," (etc, slight edit required, but should be a great improvement for other soldier empathy."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by AnonyUsername (talk • contribs) 01:04, 24 November 2020 (UTC) 

The article does say he was a colonel at Gettysburg, just not right at the beginning of the relevant paragraph. See Longstreet effectively put Alexander in charge of launching Maj. Gen. George Pickett on his famous charge, placing the young colonel under enormous pressure to determine whether the Union artillery defenses had been suppressed. Knowing that, would you still have the paragraph read differently? Dhtwiki (talk) 21:20, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

It has been a while since this article has been reviewed, so I took a look and noticed several uncited statements, including the entire "Popular culture" section. Should this article go to WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 19:18, 15 June 2025 (UTC)


### Edward Porter Alexander