Talk:Jackson expedition

Siege of Jackson not the Jackson Expedition
This series of events was then known as the Siege of Jackson or the Jackson Siege to distinguish it from the Battle of Jackson of a few months earlier. This Wikipedia article or page should be entitled as the Siege of Jackson not the Jackson Expedition. Rjr1960 (talk) 08:30, 30 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Accurate per Dyer, Woodrick. Siege of Jackson actually exists as a redirect to this page. That appears to make it slightly more complicated to change than simply moving the article to the new title and making the current article title a redirect. Since I am planning to work on the article, I will make the change after taking a little time to absorb the instructions on making such a change. Donner60 (talk) 00:01, 24 July 2022 (UTC)


 * I suppose the original author may have thought that the Advance on Jackson preceding the siege (possibly using Jackson Expedition as the title) merits a separate title, it preceded and was directly related to the siege and thus should be used as the title which points to the opening of the overall action. Yet the siege and combat are the most important events in the article and the advance seems more properly characterized as part of the background or just a preliminary event to the siege which does not make the best sense being the overall title, Woodrick uses the Siege of Jackson as his book title. Dyer shows Advance on Jackson as a separate action but that may not be enough to keep the current title rather than turning it into the redirect. Dyer also shows Siege of Jackson as the main part of this minor campaign in the aftermath of Vicksburg. Donner60 (talk) 10:01, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Siege of Jackson definitely should be the title. Bearss also uses siege rather than 'expedition' as well in his chapter on the subject. Kges1901 (talk) 12:03, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Expanding
I am working on expanding the article. I have posted a new lead. I may post each new section in turn. Whether I do it that way or post the rest of the revised article at the same time, I plan to do it promptly - real life permitting, of course. Donner60 (talk) 09:18, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Almost finished, just another proofreading and perhaps a little cleanup needed. Donner60 (talk) 08:09, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I may cut back the Background section up to End of the Siege of Vicksburg. It's good preliminary information in a stand-alone context for the article but may be more than is needed here, considering links to prior articles. I'll keep some of it but assuming I cut some of the information, I will keep that part somewhere because it is all referenced and may be useful in other articles. So it may take a little longer to have a final version but I think I am still close to finishing. Donner60 (talk) 20:39, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Finished the expansion yesterday. Donner60 (talk) 04:32, 13 June 2023 (UTC)