User:Fem2021/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
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Battle of Appomattox Court House

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

This article describes a turning point in United States history, so it should properly describe the event to readers in order for them to understand it. In my opinion it's critical to have a comprehensive overview of the event as well as the necessary research to back it up. My first impression of the article is that a gave a good amount of information, including visual aids, but looking into it more, the article could be organized better and include more citations.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

This article is lacking citations in certain places, such as the flagged Aftermath section. In other places, it isn't enough to be flagged bu there are certain smaller pieces of information that need more to back it up. This is also discussed in the Talk page but one example is the claim that General Grant had a severe headache the day of the Battle. In addition to citation issues, I think it would be best if the Surrender portion of this Wikipedia page was given its own page. The Surrender article is noticeably longer than the Battle article, and when the page is supposed to be about the Battle itself this is not the best way to organize it. Overall, the article is written neutrally and concisely, with a Lead section that quickly describes the events that occurred. The Talk page of the article is productive and provided insight that was seen to be resolved on the page such as the addition of a map of the Battle. This article in general needs some small improvements but has obviously been developed with attention to detail.