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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... September came and went with Newark's quota unfilled . The deadline was extended to September 5 , yet the Daily Advertiser fretted that a draft could not be avoided : Recruiting in Newark has been comparatively slow since yesterday ...
... September came and went with Newark's quota unfilled . The deadline was extended to September 5 , yet the Daily Advertiser fretted that a draft could not be avoided : Recruiting in Newark has been comparatively slow since yesterday ...
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... September 21 , 1861. Manuscript Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society , Manuscript Group 408 ... September 21 , 1861 . 36. Journal , June 18 , 1864 . 37. Advertiser , December 6 , 1860 . 38. Congar Papers , Daniel Porter to ...
... September 21 , 1861. Manuscript Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society , Manuscript Group 408 ... September 21 , 1861 . 36. Journal , June 18 , 1864 . 37. Advertiser , December 6 , 1860 . 38. Congar Papers , Daniel Porter to ...
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... September 22 , 1862 . 11. New York Evening Express , September 22 , 1862 . 12. Advertiser , September 20 , 1862 . 13. Pierson , History of the Oranges , 2 : 335 . 14. Advertiser , September 22 , 1862. Skedaddling was nothing new at Camp ...
... September 22 , 1862 . 11. New York Evening Express , September 22 , 1862 . 12. Advertiser , September 20 , 1862 . 13. Pierson , History of the Oranges , 2 : 335 . 14. Advertiser , September 22 , 1862. Skedaddling was nothing new at Camp ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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