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 106
... Sergeant " creeping into his shelter , the worse for wear , waking in the morn- ing and finding his cartridge - box in his watch pocket . ' Adjutant John White's stock of whiskey might fortify a soldier against the cold ; it could do ...
... Sergeant " creeping into his shelter , the worse for wear , waking in the morn- ing and finding his cartridge - box in his watch pocket . ' Adjutant John White's stock of whiskey might fortify a soldier against the cold ; it could do ...
Page 110
... Sergeant Rigby , of Co. K , was also slightly wounded , a piece of shell striking him on the hip . Over us , into us , skipping through us and around us , fast fell the storm , and still none were killed . Some of the boys left the ...
... Sergeant Rigby , of Co. K , was also slightly wounded , a piece of shell striking him on the hip . Over us , into us , skipping through us and around us , fast fell the storm , and still none were killed . Some of the boys left the ...
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... sergeant until June 7 , 1863 , when he was promoted to first sergeant . Following his discharge , Dodd entered Yale College , obtained his degree in 1867 , then studied theology at Union Theological Seminary and Princeton , where he was ...
... sergeant until June 7 , 1863 , when he was promoted to first sergeant . Following his discharge , Dodd entered Yale College , obtained his degree in 1867 , then studied theology at Union Theological Seminary and Princeton , where he was ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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