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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... formed on the Green opposite the Park House at about noon . Upon inspecting the ranks , however , it was ascertained that there were some fifteen men short ; although 75 more men had enrolled themselves than were really required to fill ...
... formed on the Green opposite the Park House at about noon . Upon inspecting the ranks , however , it was ascertained that there were some fifteen men short ; although 75 more men had enrolled themselves than were really required to fill ...
Page 71
... formed an association , assuring to each of their members a substitute in case he shall be drafted for the war . The ... formation of such societies cease ? Will not our loyal and true hearted ladies frown upon them , and by their ...
... formed an association , assuring to each of their members a substitute in case he shall be drafted for the war . The ... formation of such societies cease ? Will not our loyal and true hearted ladies frown upon them , and by their ...
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... formed into line and marched up to Broad street , passing through a hollow square formed by the firemen and military , who stood uncovered in honor of the brave men ; and the sick and wounded were placed in carriages that had been ...
... formed into line and marched up to Broad street , passing through a hollow square formed by the firemen and military , who stood uncovered in honor of the brave men ; and the sick and wounded were placed in carriages that had been ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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