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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... Orange volunteers were sworn in , Charles A. Lighthipe , president of the Orange Bank and treasurer of the finance commit- tee , went down to Camp Frelinghuysen with $ 18,000 in cash , and an equal amount in town certificates . " The ...
... Orange volunteers were sworn in , Charles A. Lighthipe , president of the Orange Bank and treasurer of the finance commit- tee , went down to Camp Frelinghuysen with $ 18,000 in cash , and an equal amount in town certificates . " The ...
Page 77
... Orange and Caldwell companies , and a number of stragglers from the various Newark companies . During the day the remainder of the 26th Regiment , except those on guard , were furloughed until this morning , and the latter as soon as ...
... Orange and Caldwell companies , and a number of stragglers from the various Newark companies . During the day the remainder of the 26th Regiment , except those on guard , were furloughed until this morning , and the latter as soon as ...
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... Orange , and many of the citizens in carriages , and the hearse , escorted by Co. H , of the 26th , with arms reversed , moved slowly on to the sweetly mournful music of the funeral dirge , furnished by a brass band . Nothing that could ...
... Orange , and many of the citizens in carriages , and the hearse , escorted by Co. H , of the 26th , with arms reversed , moved slowly on to the sweetly mournful music of the funeral dirge , furnished by a brass band . Nothing that could ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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