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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... Lincoln and his running mate , Maine's Hannibal Hamlin , said the paper , represent the only . . . principles which can give peace to a country distracted by the wild and reckless policy of the present Administration . Abraham Lincoln ...
... Lincoln and his running mate , Maine's Hannibal Hamlin , said the paper , represent the only . . . principles which can give peace to a country distracted by the wild and reckless policy of the present Administration . Abraham Lincoln ...
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... Lincoln , “ to maintain this conflict until successful , or till I die , or am conquered , or my term expires , or ... Lincoln's assurances : By chance , their meet- ing with Seward coincided with the Seven Days ' Battles , one of the ...
... Lincoln , “ to maintain this conflict until successful , or till I die , or am conquered , or my term expires , or ... Lincoln's assurances : By chance , their meet- ing with Seward coincided with the Seven Days ' Battles , one of the ...
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... Lincoln resolved to take a closer look at his new commander . He and Mrs. Lincoln , their ten - year - old son Tad , and a few close friends would , he telegraphed Hooker , arrive at Aquia Creek Landing on Easter Sunday . Lincoln ...
... Lincoln resolved to take a closer look at his new commander . He and Mrs. Lincoln , their ten - year - old son Tad , and a few close friends would , he telegraphed Hooker , arrive at Aquia Creek Landing on Easter Sunday . Lincoln ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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