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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... soon . Col. Morrison , however , says he will rely principally upon the bayonet . ' * The weather turned much colder - water froze in the men's canteens - as the Twenty - sixth prepared to cross the Potomac River . On October 29 orders ...
... soon . Col. Morrison , however , says he will rely principally upon the bayonet . ' * The weather turned much colder - water froze in the men's canteens - as the Twenty - sixth prepared to cross the Potomac River . On October 29 orders ...
Page 109
... soon opened a sharp fire upon the enemy's position , which continued with slight intermission throughout the entire day , the roar of which was interwoven with the sharp musketry of our skirmishers to the left . Toward dark the firing ...
... soon opened a sharp fire upon the enemy's position , which continued with slight intermission throughout the entire day , the roar of which was interwoven with the sharp musketry of our skirmishers to the left . Toward dark the firing ...
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... soon every man of the 26th was surrounded and taken captive , by relatives and friends ; hands were shaken , eager enquiries made , kisses exchanged , and congratulations freely bestowed . As soon as the tumult of individual welcome was ...
... soon every man of the 26th was surrounded and taken captive , by relatives and friends ; hands were shaken , eager enquiries made , kisses exchanged , and congratulations freely bestowed . As soon as the tumult of individual welcome was ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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