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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... Morrill by contrast was outspokenly critical of nearly everything connected with the campaign . The Advertiser had ... Morrill's already low spirits sank further when he learned that two of his children were " hopelessly sick . " I have ...
... Morrill by contrast was outspokenly critical of nearly everything connected with the campaign . The Advertiser had ... Morrill's already low spirits sank further when he learned that two of his children were " hopelessly sick . " I have ...
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... Morrill read the officer's letter when the Mercury arrived in camp , but he thought it best to turn the other cheek ... Morrill was no doubt unaware of the growing movement at home to obtain his dismissal . The Army of the Potomac spent ...
... Morrill read the officer's letter when the Mercury arrived in camp , but he thought it best to turn the other cheek ... Morrill was no doubt unaware of the growing movement at home to obtain his dismissal . The Army of the Potomac spent ...
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... Morrill " from the service of the United States , for writing for publication , a highly unbecoming and disloyal letter , or series of letters . ” Whether by accident or design , the War Department's order reached Newark only after Morrill ...
... Morrill " from the service of the United States , for writing for publication , a highly unbecoming and disloyal letter , or series of letters . ” Whether by accident or design , the War Department's order reached Newark only after Morrill ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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