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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Page 103
... Fredericksburg in late November , it found only a token Confed- erate force holding the city . Anxious to seize the unexpected opportunity , Sumner requested immediate permission to cross the Rappahannock and oc- cupy the city ...
... Fredericksburg in late November , it found only a token Confed- erate force holding the city . Anxious to seize the unexpected opportunity , Sumner requested immediate permission to cross the Rappahannock and oc- cupy the city ...
Page 107
... Fredericksburg laid down so deadly a fire that Union engineers were unable to complete the pontoon bridges opposite the city . A terrific cannonade that reduced Fredericksburg to smoldering ruin failed to dislodge the sharpshooters ...
... Fredericksburg laid down so deadly a fire that Union engineers were unable to complete the pontoon bridges opposite the city . A terrific cannonade that reduced Fredericksburg to smoldering ruin failed to dislodge the sharpshooters ...
Page 156
... Fredericksburg , diverting Lee's attention from the more pow- erful Union sweep toward Chancellorsville . To confuse the Rebels further , General Stoneman's cavalry would raid the countryside between Richmond and Fredericksburg ...
... Fredericksburg , diverting Lee's attention from the more pow- erful Union sweep toward Chancellorsville . To confuse the Rebels further , General Stoneman's cavalry would raid the countryside between Richmond and Fredericksburg ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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