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 97
... major , and the lieutenant colonel all resigned before mid - March . " Fortunately , the vacancies were filled by men of good caliber . Captain William W. Morris of Company A , promoted to major on November 19 , was perhaps the most ...
... major , and the lieutenant colonel all resigned before mid - March . " Fortunately , the vacancies were filled by men of good caliber . Captain William W. Morris of Company A , promoted to major on November 19 , was perhaps the most ...
Page 129
... Major Morris left camp early in February for Newark . On February 12 the Daily Mercury reported his arrival : Major Morris arrived in town last night upon a short furlough . He is looking well and hearty . The Major requests us to say ...
... Major Morris left camp early in February for Newark . On February 12 the Daily Mercury reported his arrival : Major Morris arrived in town last night upon a short furlough . He is looking well and hearty . The Major requests us to say ...
Page 213
... major on November 19 , 1862 . Before Lieutenant Colonel Martindale was assigned to the regiment in early January 1863 , Morris was frequently in virtual command of the Twenty - sixth . Morrison's fondness for the bottle made Morris an ...
... major on November 19 , 1862 . Before Lieutenant Colonel Martindale was assigned to the regiment in early January 1863 , Morris was frequently in virtual command of the Twenty - sixth . Morrison's fondness for the bottle made Morris an ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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