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 74
... reported daily on events at Camp Frelinghuysen : There are now over 2,000 men at the . . . rendezvous , and the order which prevails is a source of gratifying remark and surprise by the large number of visitors who are admitted every ...
... reported daily on events at Camp Frelinghuysen : There are now over 2,000 men at the . . . rendezvous , and the order which prevails is a source of gratifying remark and surprise by the large number of visitors who are admitted every ...
Page 177
... reported as dead by reliable corre- spondents and still not be injured in the least , as was the case with Lt. Col. Martindale . I have tried to send you the earliest and most reliable information that could be obtained , and yet some ...
... reported as dead by reliable corre- spondents and still not be injured in the least , as was the case with Lt. Col. Martindale . I have tried to send you the earliest and most reliable information that could be obtained , and yet some ...
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... Reported the Advertiser : From five to six o'clock yesterday afternoon the whole city rang as if with a cheery , triumphal tumult in honor of recent victories and the prospect of Peace . Church and factory , and all other kinds of bells ...
... Reported the Advertiser : From five to six o'clock yesterday afternoon the whole city rang as if with a cheery , triumphal tumult in honor of recent victories and the prospect of Peace . Church and factory , and all other kinds of bells ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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