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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... morning when after reading the roll , and it being found that only 9 men were wanted , the company were dismissed , each man rising in his place and prom- ising to be on hand at the time named the next morning , and determining to do ...
... morning when after reading the roll , and it being found that only 9 men were wanted , the company were dismissed , each man rising in his place and prom- ising to be on hand at the time named the next morning , and determining to do ...
Page 75
... morning , with or without a furlough , and that they would all return again at any reasonable time that he would fix . Morning came , and , as the Colonel in command had decided that he had no power to grant furloughs while they were ...
... morning , with or without a furlough , and that they would all return again at any reasonable time that he would fix . Morning came , and , as the Colonel in command had decided that he had no power to grant furloughs while they were ...
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... morning , and the latter as soon as relieved also received passes . This morning they all returned , some of the Companies headed by martial music , and to - day everything is as quiet as if nothing of the kind had occurred . At the ...
... morning , and the latter as soon as relieved also received passes . This morning they all returned , some of the Companies headed by martial music , and to - day everything is as quiet as if nothing of the kind had occurred . At the ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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