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Thanks
Thanks for your help correcting the information on the Myles Standish Burial Ground. Much appreciated! Swampyank (talk) 01:11, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Sparrow House
I asked a question about the subject's inclusion at Talk:Oldest buildings in the United States. You might like to comment there.. . . . Jim. . . . Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs) 14:01, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Thanks (that was fast). I mostly reviewed it with an eye towards WP:GAN, although I think it could be a WP:FA with some work, I worry that the sourcing might be an issue at WP:FAC, particularly the relative lack of modern sources (I have opposed articles there on just such grounds). I also worry that some of the internet sources might not pass WP:RS. This is not to say that the older histories of the regiment are not useful and reliable sources, but there should probably be more modern sources for balance.

I do think this would pass at GAN, though I imagine the reviewer there would find some things to fix (they always do). I might try that, then try a Military History review - they do very good work and have a nice set of standards to apply to military articles. Or you could just go for a Military History review, see what they say and submit to GAN or FAC. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 01:34, 28 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Looks like it is coming along nicely. Hawkeye7 (talk) 07:50, 11 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I just put it up for FAC.  Hoping it works out. Historical Perspective (talk) 18:06, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

welcome to NRHP
Hi H.P., glad to see your adding yourself to membership of wp:NRHP. A recent page-change there made it a lot less noticeable when anyone new joined. Welcome, anyhow, from a fellow member. Please feel free to comment at the Talk page (shortcut wt:NRHP) or to announce any new articles or photos at the main page. I glanced at your recent contributions and see you've done a lot with 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which looks great! Cheers, --doncram (talk) 23:15, 13 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks very much. After I'm through with the 22nd Mass, I'm hoping to get back to adding some more about Massachusetts sites on the NRHP.  I've done a few short articles already.  I will definitely post where you suggested when I've added something new. Historical Perspective (talk) 19:48, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

William S. Clark and William Richards
Glad to see someone reads this stuff. If you have not seen them, a couple other interesting articles on the New England- Hawaii connection are Henry A. Peirce and Elisha Hunt Allen. The Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 had Americans negotiating both sides! Benjamin Pitman is another one. You could certainly help adding to the activities of these folks while they were in Massachusetts, etc. W Nowicki (talk) 20:22, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Archiving MILHIST peer reviews
There are quite a few steps that you have neglected that I am about to fix. In the future, please let a coordinator know that you would like to archive the review to open an ACR and we will gladly take care of the work for you. Thanks, -MBK004 20:47, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
 * My apologies. Thought I had followed the directions.  Sorry you had to clean up. Historical Perspective (talk) 13:18, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

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Thanks
Hi Historical Perspective, thanks for the award! Most appreciated. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 23:07, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Miles Standish
Hi, just so you know, I've gone ahead and supported because it's a great article. I seem to have come down with a bug/virus/cold and don't want to finish the copy-edit I began until I'm less fuzzy-headed (and perhaps someone else will come by in the meantime!). Good luck and nice work. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 18:19, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm awfully sorry to hear about your cold, but mighty grateful for your support of the article. Hope you're feeling better soon. Regards, Historical Perspective (talk) 20:34, 13 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Congratulations on the promotion of Miles Standish! Truthkeeper88 (talk) 23:44, 17 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks! I appreciate your copy editing.  It definitely improved the article.  Best, Historical Perspective (talk) 01:02, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Happy Historical Perspective's Day!
For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk  • 00:20, 16 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I just thanked you on your talk page but wanted to record my appreciation here too. Thank you!  Your friendly support is much appreciated.  Historical Perspective (talk) 00:42, 16 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Congratulations! U do nice work. :) --doncram (talk) 02:18, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Proving Gettysburg
Hey there, I read on the WikiProject United States History page that you are knowledgeable in the American Civil War. Well, I need help proving that the Battle of Gettysburg was indeed a decisive victory for the Union (A user named Hlj refuses to except that). Could you help me please? Reply on my talk page. Thanks!--Valkyrie Red (talk) 21:10, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

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Frémont Emancipation
Hi, I passed GA nomination Frémont Emancipation. It is a wonderful little article about something I knew nothing about before. Well done! Best wishes, Xtzou ( Talk ) 17:07, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! Glad it was informative. Historical Perspective (talk) 19:31, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Article on Grant's Civil War Career?
Yes. A separate article on Grant's military career would be good because it could be expanded. I believe his whole military career should be one article including the Civil War. He served in the Mexican American War, Civil War, and dealt with Indian disputes, Reconstruction, and an Irish uprising after the Civil War, not to mention the soap opera between President Andrew Johnson and Grant. Most of the Civil War segment is in the USG article. This could be transferred to the USG military article and a summary of his Civil War career could be put in the main USG article. The only question I have is should the new article just be about his Civil War career or his entire military career? I believe it should be his entire military career emphasizing the Civil War. His whole military career would give an added perspective to the Civil War. {Cmguy777 (talk) 17:26, 3 June 2010 (UTC)}
 * I think you're right on the mark. His whole military career with an emphasis on the Civil War.  That sounds logical to me.  Thanks for getting back to me so quickly!  Historical Perspective (talk) 18:38, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * It appears that the new USG article will just be on the Civil War. I am attempting to write a summary of the USG Civil War segment to replace the one on the USG article. The current Civil War segment on the USG article will be used on the new USG Civil War article. {Cmguy777 (talk) 23:25, 8 June 2010 (UTC)}

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Curly quote
Sorry, and thanks for fixing this. Art LaPella (talk) 22:11, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem. Figured it had something to do with a curly apostrophe or something pesky like that.  Cheers, Historical Perspective (talk) 01:21, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations!
So nice to see 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on the Main Page now, congratulations! Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:16, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks! And thank you for helping to get it off the ground with the first peer review.  Best, Historical Perspective (talk) 10:59, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Apologies...
...for this; I was making my edits in a separate text editor, and pasted them in, without realizing that you were making edits in the interim. Steve Smith (talk) 16:31, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem. Thanks for your edits to the article. Historical Perspective (talk) 13:26, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Massachusetts in the American Civil War
You added in-text citations for McPherson here, but never added a full citation in the list. Appreciate it if you would fix that up. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk 21:56, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks like it should have been Battle Cry of Freedom; correct me if I'm wrong. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk 23:00, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi. Thanks for your fixes to the article.  McPherson is there in the references list already.  You're correct, the citations are from Battle Cry of Freedom. Historical Perspective (talk) 13:23, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes— I added the citation after I checked the referenced content against the pages in the book, but I wanted to be sure. ---—  Gadget850 (Ed)  talk 13:28, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh! Thank you.  I've made so many changes to that article, I can hardly remember what I did and did not do.  Thanks for adding it.  Historical Perspective (talk) 13:30, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

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Standish House
Thank you for correcting the caption to the Standish house within the Myles Standish article. Sorry for my error in following the author of the book I found the image in.RWIR (talk) 19:20, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem at all. A lot of older texts refer to it as Myles's house, so it's easy to get confused.  Thanks for adding the image.  Even if it is Alexander's house, I think it still enhances the article.  Best, Historical Perspective (talk) 19:24, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

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