Talk:John Bratton

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:John Bratton.jpg

message: Overall, I think this article is put together extremely well. Not only is it well written (without any significant spelling or gramatical errors), but it is engaging as well. The autor immediately hooks the reader by describing the significance and importance of General Bratton in relation to the Civil War. This is seen in the opening paragraph when the author states that Bratton was a general in the Confederate States Army and that he led troops in several important battles. I think this article also upholds fairly well to the standards of the wikipedia style guidelines. The author emphasizes headings, article titles, uses correct grammar and spelling, and also provides a picture with important highlights of General Bratton's life/career. It also seems that the author has conducted a very thorough research process. Considering that the information in this article deals with events that happened many years ago, I think it would be tough to gather information about the subject. Even though there are many references that are used to gather this information, one has to question the accuracy of them due to the time that has passed. Alot of this information has been passed through generations and might get changed depending on the resource. This brings me to my next point of bias. Information or events may be relayed differently depending on the person. This is especially true since it was so long ago. In addition to this, alot of this information is based on letters that Bratton had written to his wife. This creates a huge bias considering that it was Bratton relaying information about himself. I think one of the weaknesses of this article is the fact that the author doesnt go into more detail about his childhood and personal life. When writing about important historical figures such as John Bratton, the author should go into more detail about his childhood, family, and education. I realize that this information would be hard to find, but I think it would definitely be a good idea to include some of these aspects about Bratton's life. I have tried to find material online relating to this matter, but I have found nothing. You might want to try the online database at the library and see if you have any luck finding this type of information. Overall, I think this article presents itself in a very professional manner and covers most of the major points that it is intended to cover.Skinfan8 (talk) 02:25, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I have updated the article to fix cites and refs and straightened out some errors about which battles he fought. The sentence "Typically, captured Confederate solders were subjected to brutality and neglect as prisoners of war" needs to be cited or removed. You need to provide page numbers for the Austin citations. Hal Jespersen (talk) 15:31, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Peer Review