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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... week later the owner expressed his thanks : " It is a splendid tribute and I know will be appreciated by the ... weekly papers were dependent upon official patronage and partisan support . In turn , their prejudices colored not only ...
... week later the owner expressed his thanks : " It is a splendid tribute and I know will be appreciated by the ... weekly papers were dependent upon official patronage and partisan support . In turn , their prejudices colored not only ...
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... week Dodsworth's Band , of New York , furnish music for the dress parade , after which some of their choicest pieces are performed . Last night a serenading party from Bloomfield , accompanied by a number of ladies , visited the camp ...
... week Dodsworth's Band , of New York , furnish music for the dress parade , after which some of their choicest pieces are performed . Last night a serenading party from Bloomfield , accompanied by a number of ladies , visited the camp ...
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... week of rain during which the men suffered miserably from exposure , the weather turned dry and very cold . The Reverend Morrill per- suaded Colonel Morrison to honor Lincoln's recent order . For the first time since I have been in the ...
... week of rain during which the men suffered miserably from exposure , the weather turned dry and very cold . The Reverend Morrill per- suaded Colonel Morrison to honor Lincoln's recent order . For the first time since I have been in the ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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