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 108
... hill , the valley of the Rappahannock burst upon our sight . At our feet lay an extensive plain , through the midst of which we could trace the course of the river . In the back - ground , the Heights of Fredericksburg stood out against ...
... hill , the valley of the Rappahannock burst upon our sight . At our feet lay an extensive plain , through the midst of which we could trace the course of the river . In the back - ground , the Heights of Fredericksburg stood out against ...
Page 164
... hills on which the rebel batteries were situated was probably three - fourths of a mile , and these flats were seamed ... hill a little to the right of a natural indentation on the hillside running parallel to the side of the house . At ...
... hills on which the rebel batteries were situated was probably three - fourths of a mile , and these flats were seamed ... hill a little to the right of a natural indentation on the hillside running parallel to the side of the house . At ...
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... hill , carrying everything before them . " The force of their assault carried the Union troops far beyond the Rebel works . Journal readers , grown accustomed to the paper's usual glowing reports of Confederate military prowess , must ...
... hill , carrying everything before them . " The force of their assault carried the Union troops far beyond the Rebel works . Journal readers , grown accustomed to the paper's usual glowing reports of Confederate military prowess , must ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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