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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... called for " a stern determination to stand behind the banner " : It is infinitely better to sustain great hardships rather than to have the flag trampled beneath the feet of those who have ceased to cherish its multi- plied glories ...
... called for " a stern determination to stand behind the banner " : It is infinitely better to sustain great hardships rather than to have the flag trampled beneath the feet of those who have ceased to cherish its multi- plied glories ...
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... called for resistance . It will be seen that Mr. Lincoln has called for another half million men . Those who desire to be butchered will please step forward at once . All others will stay at home and defy Old Abe and his minions to drag ...
... called for resistance . It will be seen that Mr. Lincoln has called for another half million men . Those who desire to be butchered will please step forward at once . All others will stay at home and defy Old Abe and his minions to drag ...
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... called out for the sentencing of eleven deserters : The Regiments were drawn up in the form of three sides of a parallelo- gram . The acting General and staff were in front and the prisoners were then marched in under a guard to the ...
... called out for the sentencing of eleven deserters : The Regiments were drawn up in the form of three sides of a parallelo- gram . The acting General and staff were in front and the prisoners were then marched in under a guard to the ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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