For the Glory of the Union: Myth, Reality, and the Media in Civil War New JerseyFairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984 - 231 pages American newspapers during the War Between the States were intensely partisan and reported the war news with strong biases. This intriguing study in the manipulation of the news follows the account of the military adventures of the Twenty-Sixth New Jersey Infantry, a nine-month volunteer regiment raised in and around Newark. |
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... Advertiser in 1861 , New Jersey Republicans were livid , for Deshler was a Democrat and an active one to boot . A New Brunswick druggist , Deshler had served as corresponding secretary of the National Council of the American or Know ...
... Advertiser in 1861 , New Jersey Republicans were livid , for Deshler was a Democrat and an active one to boot . A New Brunswick druggist , Deshler had served as corresponding secretary of the National Council of the American or Know ...
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... Advertiser , December 18 , 1862 . 8. Joseph Cullen , " The Battle of Fredericksburg , " American History Illustrated ... Advertiser , December 30 , 1862 . 19. Mercury , December 27 , 1862 . 20. Advertiser , December 22 , 1862 . 21. Foote ...
... Advertiser , December 18 , 1862 . 8. Joseph Cullen , " The Battle of Fredericksburg , " American History Illustrated ... Advertiser , December 30 , 1862 . 19. Mercury , December 27 , 1862 . 20. Advertiser , December 22 , 1862 . 21. Foote ...
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... Advertiser , June 13 , 1863 . 14. New York Times , June 8 , 1863 . 15. Foster , p . 550 . 16. Ibid . , p . 552 . 17 ... Advertiser , June 20 , 1863 and July 7 , 1863 . 86 . 18. Basler , 6 : 277 . 19. Samuel Toombs , New Jersey Troops in ...
... Advertiser , June 13 , 1863 . 14. New York Times , June 8 , 1863 . 15. Foster , p . 550 . 16. Ibid . , p . 552 . 17 ... Advertiser , June 20 , 1863 and July 7 , 1863 . 86 . 18. Basler , 6 : 277 . 19. Samuel Toombs , New Jersey Troops in ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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