Kearny the Maleficent

Unlike an earlier example, this is an actual plagiarism piece. That is to say, TFSmith actually ripping off a real author. And the implications go wider, though not hugely wide. So even if you skipped the earlier example, I'd suggest sticking with this one.

TFSmith's depiction of the battle at Saint-Barthelemy in Chapter 9, part 6 steals from various different sources at various different stages of the battle. Some of these thefts do not even make sense. For instance, we are told that 'Peabody’s brigade soon saw a startling sight – scores of rabbits rushing toward their line.'. However, this is an incident from Chancellorsville: in Canada the rabbit isn't found as far north as Saint-Barthelemy.

Some are just basic paraphrases that show clear common ground. From the National Park Civil War Series: The Battle of Shiloh:

Although suffering four wounds, Peabody remained on the field, attempting to rally his troops. He suddenly threw up his arms, reeled back, and fell dead from his horse—a fatal bullet had struck him in the head.

Burnished Rows of Steel:

In the midst of the furious assault, Peabody, wounded four times, was seen to throw up his arms, reel back, and fall dead from his mount. His riderless horse ran wildly across the line, stirrups flapping in the air.

TFSmith also steals some primary source material from the same website, conflating two letters about Shiloh into one:

“We were soon dumbfounded by seeing an enormous force of British troops marching directly toward us,” wrote Van Horn. “They presented a sublime but awful scene, as they advanced slowly, steadily, and silently till within about 200 yards.

His use of the text makes it all too clear where he found the quotations

'About 7:30, Peabody's troops, standing in line, suddenly saw the enemy emerge from the woods ahead. "We were dumbfounded by seeing an enormous force of Confederate troops marching directly toward us," wrote a private. To another private "it was a sublime but awful scene, as they advanced slowly, steadily and silently till within about 125 yards."'

However, other sections are lifted directly and without credit from other authors. From Greg Goebel's The American Civil War, chapter 19.2:

By about 3:00 PM, troops from Brigadier General Darius N. Couch's division and Phil Kearny's division had managed to stop the rebel flood. Kearny rode unscathed through the fighting, encouraging his men and enjoying himself. When a colonel asked him where to deploy his regiment, Kearny replied: "Oh, anywhere! 'Tis all the same, Colonel, you'll find lovely fighting along the whole line."

Burnished Rows of Steel:

By about 3:00 PM, troops from both Prentiss’ division and Buford’s brigade were deeply engaged with the heavier British line. Kearny rode unscathed through the fighting, encouraging his men and apparently enjoying himself immensely. When Colonel Hugh Reid asked him where to deploy his regiment, the 15th Iowa, Kearny replied: "Oh, anywhere! 'Tis all the same, Colonel, you'll find lovely fighting along the whole line."

Mr Goebel states 'I reserve all rights to my writings. However, if anyone does want to make use of my writings, just contact me, and we can chat about it. I'm lenient in giving permissions, usually on the basis of being properly credited.' However, TFSmith does not mention his name anywhere in the timeline. As such, this is categorically plagiarism.

Not satisfied with converting Irving Werstein's Kearny the Magnificent into Irma Werstein's Kearny the Magnificient, TFSmith also copies and pastes sections from the original:

At one place Kearny came upon a company of Michigan men from his Third Brigade. Instead of shooting, the men were huddled in a bunch under the dripping trees.
"What's this? Why aren't you in action?" he demanded in a terrible voice.
"Sir, we don't know where the enemy is!" an officer said.
"You don't know! Then, find out! Here, I'll show you!" With that Kearny spurred across the field to a copse about a hundred yards away. Instantly, rifles crackled at him from one end of the woods to the other. Bullets kicked up spurts of mud all around, but he raced back unharmed.
"There!" he shouted pointing. "There's the target! Now go in and kick those rebels out!"

 BROS:

As Reid’s men went in, Kearny found a company of the Iowans in line, but not in action.
“What’s this? Why aren’t you firing?” Kearny demanded.
“Sir, we don’t know where the enemy is,” a sergeant replied.
“You don’t know? Then, find out! Here, I’ll show you!”
With that, Kearny spurred across the field to a copse about a hundred yards away, right on the riverbank. Instantly, rifles crackled at him from one end of the small grove to the other. Bullets kicked up spurts of dirt all around, but he raced back, reins in his teeth and revolver in his one good hand.
“There!” he shouted pointing. “There’s the target! Now fire, and drive those redcoats out!”

Notice, however, how subtle the changes in the text are. Historically, Kearny asked his men why they weren't 'in action', and urged them to 'go in', presumably with the bayonet. But in TFSmith's mind, only the British are stupid enough to fight with cold steel. As a result, 'in action' becomes 'firing,' 'go in' becomes fire', and 'kick out' with physical contact becomes 'drive out' with the force of their musketry. Similarly, Confederates were allowed to come within 125 yards of the Union line at Shiloh historically, but the Union start firing on the British at 200 yards at Saint-Barthelemy.

Like his namesake Winston, TFSmith carefully reconstitutes the past to turn it into a more palatable version. Unlike the Party, however, he lacks the power to destroy the original versions.