Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Landis's Missouri Battery

Landis&#39;s Missouri Battery

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/November 30, 2020 by Ealdgyth (talk) 15:47, 24 October 2020 (UTC)



Landis's Missouri Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Confederate States Army during the early stages of the American Civil War. The battery was formed in late 1861 and early 1862 and fielded two 12-pounder Napoleon cannons (example pictured) and two 24-pounder howitzers, and a maximum of 62 men. The battery saw limited action at the Battle of Iuka before providing artillery support at the Second Battle of Corinth, both in 1862. It formed part of Confederate defenses at the battles of Port Gibson and Champion Hill in May 1863. The unit may have suffered the capture of two cannons during the Battle of Big Black River Bridge. Landis's Battery next saw action during the Siege of Vicksburg, but was captured when the Confederate garrison there surrendered on July 4. Although the surviving men of the battery were exchanged, the battery was not reorganized; instead, it was absorbed into Guibor's Missouri Battery along with Wade's Missouri Battery.
 * Most recent similar article(s): None super similar. We had a military unit run on August 9 (2nd Red Banner Army), although that unit was from a different century, continent, and was of a completely different nature.  Most recent from this conflict was 6th Massachusetts Militia Regiment in 2018.  Last TFA strongly related to the American Civil War was Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1, 2020.  We've never had a Confederate States Army TFA so far as I can tell.
 * Main editors: Mostly just me, Hog Farm.
 * Promoted: 13 October 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: My first TFA request, so this is probably a bit malformed in some way/shape/form. Nonspecific date request, as there's no one date really strongly connected to this thing.
 * Support as nominator. Hog Farm Bacon 21:02, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Support. A fine little article, in spite of the nominator's protestations. And a bit different from anything I have seen over the past two years and more. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:44, 23 October 2020 (UTC)