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Why denied? Please look into this and reassess it

Hi

I don't understand why this trivia contribution was declined. It's pure trivia and significant and it is not an opinion nor is it in first person

And PLEASE Don't say it was too long because I've seen a lot longer trivia contributions that have been approved.

Please have another look at it

Thank you

28 August 2026
#260828-145312-183000Major Dundee (1965)1 item
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There is a true historical episode that inspired the unusual Union–Confederate cooperation in Major Dundee.The episode was the "Galvanized Yankees" during the Dakota War of 1862 in Minnesota.During the Civil War, Minnesota was fighting both the Confederacy and Native American forces in the Dakota War of 1862. The Union Army was desperately short of troops available for the fighting against the Dakota.There were thousands of Confederate prisoners of war, many of them Texans, being held in Union prison camps. The Union came up with a remarkable solution:They offered Confederate prisoners their freedom from the POW camps if they would enlist in the Union Army and fight Native Americans instead of Confederates.The men who accepted became known as "Galvanized Yankees." They were still Southerners and former Confederate soldiers, but they put on Union uniforms and served under Union officers.And here's the part that sounds remarkably like They actually served effectively alongside Union soldiers. The historical accounts indicate that the Confederate prisoners generally did not create the kind of constant hostility between the two sides that the movie depicts. They fought Native American forces and performed their duties without much complaint.I

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Hi Cousinvin62-

Thank you for posting the reference! Taking a look, this trivia cuts off and not sure if there was more text to it at the end of it but you are welcome to correct this and re-submit it. 

Cheers! 

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@Maya​ 

yes I noticed that too afterwards. I resubmitted it soon after I posted my question to you on this forum, and I even shortened it a little bit, anticipating that might have been the issue. Thanks 

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@Maya​ 

I need your help because I just checked again and it once again got denied.

here is the shortened version:

30 August 2026
#260830-204604-355000 Major Dundee (1965) 1 item
Trivia   Declined (1)

TRIVIA ADDITION

There is a true historical episode that inspired the unusual Union–Confederate cooperation in Major Dundee.The episode was the "Galvanized Yankees" during the Dakota War of 1862 in Minnesota.During the Civil War.The Union Army was short of troops available for the fighting against the Dakota.The Union came up with a solution: They offered Confederate prisoners their freedom from the POW camps if they would enlist in the Union Army and fight Native Americans.The men who accepted became known as "Galvanized Yankees." They actually served effectively alongside Union soldiers. The historical accounts indicate that the Confederate prisoners generally did not create the kind of constant hostility between the two sides that the movie depicts. They fought Native American forces and performed their duties without much complaint.

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@Cousinvin62​ - Thank you! This has been re-submitted.