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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... officers for the regiment , now designated the Twenty - sixth New Jersey Volunteers . On September 16 the Daily Advertiser reported that “ considerable difficulty ” sur- rounded the election of regimental field officers . The Citizen's ...
... officers for the regiment , now designated the Twenty - sixth New Jersey Volunteers . On September 16 the Daily Advertiser reported that “ considerable difficulty ” sur- rounded the election of regimental field officers . The Citizen's ...
Page 76
... officers who took them into custody , some animated scenes occurred , much to the delight of the throng that pass over the ferry during the early hours of the day . The tenacity of the officers was greater than that of the soldiers ...
... officers who took them into custody , some animated scenes occurred , much to the delight of the throng that pass over the ferry during the early hours of the day . The tenacity of the officers was greater than that of the soldiers ...
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... officers and a large number of the privates were highly indignant at the imposition prac- ticed upon them by a portion of their officers , and passed another series of resolutions repudiating the sentiments of those which were forced ...
... officers and a large number of the privates were highly indignant at the imposition prac- ticed upon them by a portion of their officers , and passed another series of resolutions repudiating the sentiments of those which were forced ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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