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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... command of Brigadier General Runyon . " The streets , house - tops and windows along the route were filled with people , ” reported a local newspaper , “ and the troops were constantly cheered . " Passing the high school , the regiment ...
... command of Brigadier General Runyon . " The streets , house - tops and windows along the route were filled with people , ” reported a local newspaper , “ and the troops were constantly cheered . " Passing the high school , the regiment ...
Page 182
... command of the regiment . Now where was " Acting Adjutant " Terhune at that time ? Was he in the fight , and doing his duty ? If so , how did he notice the condition of Colonel Morrison , who did not participate in that battle ...
... command of the regiment . Now where was " Acting Adjutant " Terhune at that time ? Was he in the fight , and doing his duty ? If so , how did he notice the condition of Colonel Morrison , who did not participate in that battle ...
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... command of a division of the Army of the Potomac and later commander of the Second Division , Fourth Corps , and Second Division , Sixth Corps . As a mem- ber of " Baldy " Smith's staff , Martindale saw action at Yorktown , Lee's Hill ...
... command of a division of the Army of the Potomac and later commander of the Second Division , Fourth Corps , and Second Division , Sixth Corps . As a mem- ber of " Baldy " Smith's staff , Martindale saw action at Yorktown , Lee's Hill ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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