Talk:David Stuart (brigadier general)

B class review
B class. There are a few issues that may arise if this article is submitted for GA class. See below. Djmaschek (talk) 05:22, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
 * What was "his stance on the Kansas-Nebraska Act"? The article doesn't say.
 * Neither does the sole source I've found on this.
 * "He ruined his reputation" sounds like he did indeed have an affair with his client. If it is unknown whether the affair actually occurred, then this sentence needs to be reworded.
 * That both Stuart and Malmborg were "incompetent" is stated in Victor Hicken's Illinois in the Civil War (p. 241-242).
 * Shiloh: Conquer or Perish by Timothy B. Smith is thorough but constantly jumps back and forth across the battlefield in a rather disorienting way. I skimmed the parts about Stuart's brigade and it seems to me that Stuart, Malmborg, and Kilby Smith did a reasonable job of delaying the Confederate advance, considering that the brigade was isolated on the eastern part of the field. The 71st Ohio fell apart, but the 55th Illinois and 54th Ohio held together and only retreated when the soldiers ran out of ammunition. And yes, they stupidly had their soldiers form square a few times. Stuart tried to accompany the brigade on April 7, but finally had to leave because of his wound (p. 378).
 * I cannot find the attempted return from wounding in my copy of Daniel - I'm not seeing it on any of the pages noted in the index for Stuart, and p. 378 is a series of footnotes (fn. 106 chapter 10 through fn 16 chapter 11) that do not mention Stuart unless I am not seeing it. Hog Farm Talk 02:56, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Civil War Dictionary by Mark Boatner (p. 812) gives the various commands held by Stuart.

- Thanks for the review! While researching for the points above, I've become convinced that there is information regarding Stuart's 1850s political career that should be included for GA level but I cannot find a good source for most of this (Tagg also references a "biographer" but does not include footnotes for this or directly state who this is and I cannot find the source from which he quotes) so this won't be sent to GA class anytime soon. Hog Farm Talk 02:56, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
 * 'Stuart was so weak from his wound of the day before that he could only lead his men onto the field in "an effort to excite the enthusiasm of the men" before turning back to a hospital.' (Smith 2014, p. 378) The only footnote after the section that included this was from the OR. Boatner 1959, p. 812: "At Shiloh he was wounded in the shoulder while commanding 2. 5th Div, Army Tenn (1 Mar-6 Apr 62). With his regiment at Corinth he led 4, Dist Memphis, XIII, Tenn (26 Oct-12 Nov 62). Promoted BG USV 29 Nov 62, he led 2, 2nd Div, Dist Memphis Right Wing XIII, Tenn (12 Nov-18 Dec 62). 2, 2nd Div, Yazoo Exp, Tenn (to 28 Dec 62). 2nd Div, Yazoo Expedition (28 Dec 62-4 Jan 63) at Chickasaw Bluffs. 2nd Div, XV, Tenn (4 Jan-4 Apr 63) at Arkansas Post." (I skipped some punctuation and added some abbreviations.)