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I am currently in the process of completely rewriting this article so it is more comprehensive and includes inline citations to more than one source. If anybody's interested, you can monitor my progress in my sandbox. Comment here if you'd like to contribute. Dugan Murphy (talk) 02:32, 10 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Overhaul complete! Dugan Murphy (talk) 20:55, 14 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 02:43, 7 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

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... that Benjamin Jackson was likely paid at least $300 to fight in the American Civil War as Lewis Saunders?

Source: Pages 197 and 198 of this book detail how Benjamin Jackson enlisted in the Union Navy in May 1864 as a substitute for a US citizen named Lewis Saunders, who was drafted, but had the opportunity to pay for a substitute to take his place. The fee Jackson received was likely at least $300. Because Jackson served as a substitute, he was enlisted under the Saunders name.

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5x expanded by Dugan Murphy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

Dugan Murphy (talk) 22:35, 14 June 2024 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

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Can't find any mention of 300 dollars in the book, accepted in good faith. TheNuggeteer (talk) 07:28, 25 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

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