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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 20
Page 66
... drafted after all . The August 4 order was nevertheless a powerful stimulus for recruitment : no state government wished to have anything remotely to do with the draft if it could help it , prompting officials from governor to mayor to ...
... drafted after all . The August 4 order was nevertheless a powerful stimulus for recruitment : no state government wished to have anything remotely to do with the draft if it could help it , prompting officials from governor to mayor to ...
Page 67
... draft . " " The Journal foresaw opposition to the presidential order : Some people anticipate trouble when drafting goes into operation , many persons regarding an honest opposition to the principles and theory of the war as a ...
... draft . " " The Journal foresaw opposition to the presidential order : Some people anticipate trouble when drafting goes into operation , many persons regarding an honest opposition to the principles and theory of the war as a ...
Page 71
... draft . ” Will not our banks , insurance offices , and other monied corporations and monied men , and every man who is liable to be drafted , come forward and furnish the necessary funds ? There are those willing to volunteer , but they ...
... draft . ” Will not our banks , insurance offices , and other monied corporations and monied men , and every man who is liable to be drafted , come forward and furnish the necessary funds ? There are those willing to volunteer , but they ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
11 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Acting Advertiser arms army arrived August bank batteries battle began boys brigade called camp carried cause chaplain charge Civil Colonel command continued Copperhead Corps cross Cummings Daily December Democratic Division Dodd draft duty editor elected enemy field fight fire force formed Fredericksburg front Government hands head heights hill History Hooker hour Jersey Journal June later leave letter Lincoln Major Martindale Mercury miles military months morning Morrill Morrison move nearly never Newark newspaper night North November officers once Orange party passed peace political position Potomac ranks reached rebel received regiment remained reported Republican returned river road seemed September Sergeant served side soldiers soon South streets tents troops true turned Twenty-sixth Union United Vermont victory volunteers Washington week wounded wrote York