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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 40
Page 18
... position of unexampled prosperity . Our climate , favorable to the welfare of white labor , would enable us to manufacture largely for the Southern trade . We have one port . . . where ships of any size may enter , lay in safety and ...
... position of unexampled prosperity . Our climate , favorable to the welfare of white labor , would enable us to manufacture largely for the Southern trade . We have one port . . . where ships of any size may enter , lay in safety and ...
Page 58
... positions in the city , county and state as may be nominated by the recognized authorities of the party . It shall ... position , or , degenerate into an instru- ment of partizan [ sic ] bitterness or individual advancement . " Besides ...
... positions in the city , county and state as may be nominated by the recognized authorities of the party . It shall ... position , or , degenerate into an instru- ment of partizan [ sic ] bitterness or individual advancement . " Besides ...
Page 135
... position in the saddle by resting his knee against the pommel . This was at last ob- served by a shrewd Yankee , who dexterously slipped between the two horses , detached the supporting knee , and the Adjutant fell from his lofty position ...
... position in the saddle by resting his knee against the pommel . This was at last ob- served by a shrewd Yankee , who dexterously slipped between the two horses , detached the supporting knee , and the Adjutant fell from his lofty position ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
11 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Acting Advertiser arms army arrived August bank batteries battle began boys brigade called camp carried cause chaplain charge Civil Colonel command continued Copperhead Corps cross Cummings Daily December Democratic Division Dodd draft duty editor elected enemy field fight fire force formed Fredericksburg front Government hands head heights hill History Hooker hour Jersey Journal June later leave letter Lincoln Major Martindale Mercury miles military months morning Morrill Morrison move nearly never Newark newspaper night North November officers once Orange party passed peace political position Potomac ranks reached rebel received regiment remained reported Republican returned river road seemed September Sergeant served side soldiers soon South streets tents troops true turned Twenty-sixth Union United Vermont victory volunteers Washington week wounded wrote York