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 82
... arrived at Frederick on Wednesday morning at about daybreak . The regiment is now encamped about a mile outside the city , on the farm of a loyal Marylander . . . . The situation is pleasant , and water is plenty for all purposes . The ...
... arrived at Frederick on Wednesday morning at about daybreak . The regiment is now encamped about a mile outside the city , on the farm of a loyal Marylander . . . . The situation is pleasant , and water is plenty for all purposes . The ...
Page 103
... arrived at Stafford Heights . A rapid dash across the river would secure the town and open the road to Richmond , he ... arrival . Stored near Harper's Ferry , the pontoons were to be brought down the Potomac and then ferried overland to ...
... arrived at Stafford Heights . A rapid dash across the river would secure the town and open the road to Richmond , he ... arrival . Stored near Harper's Ferry , the pontoons were to be brought down the Potomac and then ferried overland to ...
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... arrived here Monday with small parcels for the boys . A number of boxes arrived Tuesday , and we are assured that they will come regularly three or four times a week hereafter from the Landing , the express company having established a ...
... arrived here Monday with small parcels for the boys . A number of boxes arrived Tuesday , and we are assured that they will come regularly three or four times a week hereafter from the Landing , the express company having established a ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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