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 48
... friends say the paper is better than ever before . 35 36 The Mercury had always been suspicious of the Advertiser's Republicanism . Indeed , a Democrat critical of both papers claimed that the Mercury had been established to counter the ...
... friends say the paper is better than ever before . 35 36 The Mercury had always been suspicious of the Advertiser's Republicanism . Indeed , a Democrat critical of both papers claimed that the Mercury had been established to counter the ...
Page 140
... Friends must write often and interestingly ; in this way some " home influence " can be exerted . Useful and ... friend at home would , in this particular , look after a friend here they would all be looked after and the multiplicity of ...
... Friends must write often and interestingly ; in this way some " home influence " can be exerted . Useful and ... friend at home would , in this particular , look after a friend here they would all be looked after and the multiplicity of ...
Page 150
... friends are to be court - martialed and punished . " A week later the Journal carried a long letter from Sergeant Major Cummings , including a set of resolutions he claimed were " passed by a majority of enlisted men . ” WHEREAS , at ...
... friends are to be court - martialed and punished . " A week later the Journal carried a long letter from Sergeant Major Cummings , including a set of resolutions he claimed were " passed by a majority of enlisted men . ” WHEREAS , at ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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