Talk:Rufus Putnam

Misc comment
I've significantly expanded on this article. I don't know if this is legimate format or not, since its my first article. If you could help, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks. Last Pantagruelist 02:49, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I think the following text is unclear "Putnam was born in Sutton, Massachusetts. Rufus's father died when he was 6 or 7, and he temporarily lived with his paternal grandfather. From Salem, he was a half-brother to Joseph Putnam, the father of Israel Putnam, who became a renowned general during the American Revolution." Who, or what is Salem and who is the "he" mentioned as being half-brother? Rijrunner (talk) 21:58, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Rearranged order of presentation
The article was initially arranged in the following order: Revolutionary War Early Life and Career Post-War Activities

I found this an odd arrangement, since most Wikipedia biographical articles follow a chronological format. I just cut and pasted the Revolutionary War section and placed it between the other two.

I know that the author may have wished to emphasize the subjects contributions to the Revolutionary War as the most important aspect of his life, but this arrangement was strange. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ber06122 (talk • contribs) 13:53, 27 August 2010 (UTC)