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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... Corps , under General Henry Slocum , and the Fifth Corps , General George C. Meade in command , broke camp and began their march toward the fords above Fredericksburg . Crossing the Rap- pahannock and the Rapidan Rivers unopposed , they ...
... Corps , under General Henry Slocum , and the Fifth Corps , General George C. Meade in command , broke camp and began their march toward the fords above Fredericksburg . Crossing the Rap- pahannock and the Rapidan Rivers unopposed , they ...
Page 157
... Corps under General Darius Couch and the Third Corps , commanded by General Daniel E. Sickles , from the forces opposite Fredericks- burg for a rapid march northeast to Ely's Ford . After crossing the river , they were to proceed south ...
... Corps under General Darius Couch and the Third Corps , commanded by General Daniel E. Sickles , from the forces opposite Fredericks- burg for a rapid march northeast to Ely's Ford . After crossing the river , they were to proceed south ...
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... Corps , and Second Division , Sixth Corps . As a mem- ber of " Baldy " Smith's staff , Martindale saw action at Yorktown , Lee's Hill , Williamsburg , Fair Oaks , Savage's Station , Glendale , Malvern Hill , and Antietam . “ He ...
... Corps , and Second Division , Sixth Corps . As a mem- ber of " Baldy " Smith's staff , Martindale saw action at Yorktown , Lee's Hill , Williamsburg , Fair Oaks , Savage's Station , Glendale , Malvern Hill , and Antietam . “ He ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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