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With the proper infobox this is a "B-Class" article.-- Looper5920 07:08, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
A great number of the American Civil War biographies use the Eicher reference for basic military career progressions; it is based on a very exhaustive set of military sources. I have reverted some changes in a previous edit that used an antique Harper's Weekly reference. Although it may seem unlikely today, apparently West Point graduates at the time actually had brevet ranks as second lieutenants and were granted the full rank of second lieutenant only at a later date. And Pope's "promotions" for the two Mexican battles were both brevet ranks. Hal Jespersen 18:40, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
Sorry to seem pejorative, but anything over 100 years old is technically an antique (except for cars, where it's 50, I think). In any event, Harper's is a primary source, written in the style of the time, and can't be relied on for the specifics of ranks and other military details when compared against a secondary source (Eicher, Warner, etc.) that is based on a historian's evaluation of numerous primary sources, including the ORs and US Army personnel records. Hal Jespersen 15:59, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
There is little in this article about his personal life. Was he married? Children? etc. Trucker11 ( talk) 19:14, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
It says "and received a brevet promotion to major general in the regular army on March 13, 1865, for his service at Island No. 10." And further below: "John Pope was promoted to major general in 1882 and retired in 1886." 83.255.70.208 ( talk) 23:19, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Stevietheman ( talk · contribs) 17:17, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
Comment. Copyedited. (Thanks for reviewing this, Stevie, but note that the PR script isn't very reliable; the "weasel words" it turned up were "it has been" inside a long quotation.) - Dank ( push to talk) 18:40, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
I'll take a look for other sources and try to vary it a bit more. As for the lead, I agree that it's a bit wordy, so i'll shrink that down. Wizardman 21:24, 18 July 2014 (UTC)
I rewrote the lead and found a different (and better) source for the quotation that was a concern. Wizardman 03:03, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 21:45, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
He is a neo-confederate and part of the lost cause school. See: Lost Cause of the Confederacy TeriEmbrey ( talk) 17:35, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
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I'm not sure I'd consider Jackson's movement "strategic". I think this was more at the operational level of war. 2600:1700:4940:5040:806C:F6A:AB26:26E0 ( talk) 07:04, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
I am no expert on Pope, but it seems like the references in this section are off. For example, the statement describing Pope's efforts in the 1880s: author Walter Donald Kennedy notes that he also said "It is my purpose to utterly exterminate the Sioux" and planned to make a "final settlement with all these Indians" does not cite Kennedy; it cites the Official Records of the Civil War, which would not be relevant to this period. Kennedy does not appear in either the "references" or "further reading" section. I suspect there are similar errors in citations elsewhere in this section, and perhaps elsewhere in this entry.
These may be unintentional, and may not affect the accuracy of the entry, but it is sloppy work. Anyone care to track the actual sources and update the citations (and perhaps the entry) for accuracy? MsTheMug ( talk) 16:58, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved ( non-admin closure) >>> Extorc. talk 10:10, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
John Pope (general officer) → John Pope (general) – Consistency with other article title. For example: William F. Howe (general) and so on. Footwiks ( talk) 17:03, 14 May 2023 (UTC)