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 118
... Chaplain Morrill , “ in regard to the when and the where we are to move . ' New Year's Day itself was celebrated quietly , continued the chaplain : " " " Some of the more fortunate feasted on turkey procured at fabulous prices , but the ...
... Chaplain Morrill , “ in regard to the when and the where we are to move . ' New Year's Day itself was celebrated quietly , continued the chaplain : " " " Some of the more fortunate feasted on turkey procured at fabulous prices , but the ...
Page 177
... chaplain's partiality : I see in the Advertiser of the 9th a letter from our chaplain , in which he mentions a number of our officers as being so brave , & c . Now , it is a fact , that a number of these same officers could not be found ...
... chaplain's partiality : I see in the Advertiser of the 9th a letter from our chaplain , in which he mentions a number of our officers as being so brave , & c . Now , it is a fact , that a number of these same officers could not be found ...
Page 209
... Chaplain in the Army was unsought by him in any sense whatever , but greatly desired by his numerous friends . " Morrill enlisted at Trenton , New Jersey , on October 17 , 1862 . Morrill's duties as chaplain were many and varied , as ...
... Chaplain in the Army was unsought by him in any sense whatever , but greatly desired by his numerous friends . " Morrill enlisted at Trenton , New Jersey , on October 17 , 1862 . Morrill's duties as chaplain were many and varied , as ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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