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Gilliam: The original hook is potentially interesting but might need to be changed a bit. The article says "The spring became the primary water source for troops under Rosecrans' command", which isn't really the same as the entire army. The reference says Thousands of canteens were filled from its water. ALT1 is a statistic, which might not be too interesting. Apart from this, everything is fine.
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Epicgenius: Thank you for undertaking this review. The hook is based on a referenced contemporary diary entry made by a ranking member of Gen. Rosecrans' general staff, who stated that the spring "affording an abundant supply for man and beast of the entire army"Gulbenk (
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22:02, 12 July 2020 (UTC)reply
Oh OK, my bad. The original hook is good to go for now, though I think it should be made clear that the description of "entire army" is a direct quote from the diary, as opposed to a later observation.
epicgenius (
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22:10, 12 July 2020 (UTC)reply
Epicgenius thank you for the review and pass. I see your point, regarding the quote. I've placed quotation marks on that part of the hook. I think that will address the issue, but do you suggest anything else?
Gulbenk (
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22:17, 12 July 2020 (UTC)reply
Gulbenk, the issue is that "Union" is not part of the direct quote, so this wouldn't be accurate anymore. I think you can just leave "Union Army" out of the quoted part altogether. Otherwise this is still good to go.
epicgenius (
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22:24, 12 July 2020 (UTC)reply