Talk:S. H. M. Byers

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A fact from S. H. M. Byers appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 March 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that S. H. M. Byers not only coined the phrase "Sherman's March to the Sea", but also wrote Iowa's state song?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2023/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/S. H. M. Byers.

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 18:40, 25 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that S. H. M. Byers not only coined the phrase Sherman's March to the Sea, but also wrote Iowa's State song, both while a prisoner of war? Source: [1]; "His best-known poems are about Iowa. In 1911 the state legislature declared "Song of Iowa" Iowa's state song." and "[The poem Sherman's March to the Sea] gave Sherman's march its famous name and became a Union rallying cry." See also [2], "This song was sung by thousands of Sherman’s soldiers after the march, and had the honor of giving its name to the campaign it celebrates." He was a prisoner of war while writing the Iowa song (Encyclopedia of Iowa, p. 7), and while writing the March poem [3].
- ALT1: ... that that S. H. M. Byers not only coined the phrase Sherman's March to the Sea, but also wrote Iowa's State song?
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Cirta

Created by CaptainEek (talk). Self-nominated at 23:18, 21 February 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/S. H. M. Byers; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[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:

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Other problems: - Not mentioned in body

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @CaptainEek: Good article. But, the hooks aren't mentioned in the body. The ohio song doesn't mention he was a prisoner of war nor does the body say that he coined the term Sherman's march. Onegreatjoke (talk) 16:44, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Onegreatjoke Ah, my bad, that has been fixed. I wrote about Byers in a number of places and forgot what I'd written where. I've now mentioned that he coined the term, and The C of E added text about being inspired for the Iowa song in prison. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:30, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Approving now that it's been added. Onegreatjoke (talk) 23:11, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]