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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... reached this place . We left New Baltimore on Sunday last , and marched to about three miles beyond Catlett's Station , where we encamped for the night , having undergone the most rapid marching all day . So also on the second and third ...
... reached this place . We left New Baltimore on Sunday last , and marched to about three miles beyond Catlett's Station , where we encamped for the night , having undergone the most rapid marching all day . So also on the second and third ...
Page 123
... reached camp that day , but reach it we did ( part of us ) and here we are to - day , rubbing our sore shins , fixing our tents and preparing for " winter quarters . 9912 Said another member of the regiment : The march [ back to camp ] ...
... reached camp that day , but reach it we did ( part of us ) and here we are to - day , rubbing our sore shins , fixing our tents and preparing for " winter quarters . 9912 Said another member of the regiment : The march [ back to camp ] ...
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... reaching their pits . They had reached a point about half way between the woods and pits , and were coming on in double quick , when our batteries opened upon them . Our entire line of artillery opened at once . For a moment I held my ...
... reaching their pits . They had reached a point about half way between the woods and pits , and were coming on in double quick , when our batteries opened upon them . Our entire line of artillery opened at once . For a moment I held my ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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