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 108
... batteries , while on the plain beneath , the long dark lines of the Union army stretched for miles away into the distance . On the opposite bank we could catch glimpses of the rebel host , and from the hills directly in front of us ...
... batteries , while on the plain beneath , the long dark lines of the Union army stretched for miles away into the distance . On the opposite bank we could catch glimpses of the rebel host , and from the hills directly in front of us ...
Page 109
... battery in our front brought us to our feet , and blankets were rolled up in a hurry . Simultaneously with this the batteries along the whole line of the army commenced operations , and the effect was deafening . The fields were covered ...
... battery in our front brought us to our feet , and blankets were rolled up in a hurry . Simultaneously with this the batteries along the whole line of the army commenced operations , and the effect was deafening . The fields were covered ...
Page 111
... batteries rose on the hill above them , one over another , like a pair of stairs , and simultaneously belched their fires upon our devoted columns , while the answering fire of our batteries across the river had apparently but little ...
... batteries rose on the hill above them , one over another , like a pair of stairs , and simultaneously belched their fires upon our devoted columns , while the answering fire of our batteries across the river had apparently but little ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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