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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... Corps under General Darius Couch and the Third Corps , commanded by General Daniel E. Sickles , from the forces opposite Fredericks- burg for a rapid march northeast to Ely's Ford . After crossing the river , they were to proceed south ...
... Corps under General Darius Couch and the Third Corps , commanded by General Daniel E. Sickles , from the forces opposite Fredericks- burg for a rapid march northeast to Ely's Ford . After crossing the river , they were to proceed south ...
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... Corps , and Second Division , Sixth Corps . As a mem- ber of " Baldy " Smith's staff , Martindale saw action at Yorktown , Lee's Hill , Williamsburg , Fair Oaks , Savage's Station , Glendale , Malvern Hill , and Antietam . “ He ...
... Corps , and Second Division , Sixth Corps . As a mem- ber of " Baldy " Smith's staff , Martindale saw action at Yorktown , Lee's Hill , Williamsburg , Fair Oaks , Savage's Station , Glendale , Malvern Hill , and Antietam . “ He ...
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... corps efficiently and I can recommend him and do so cheerfully for authority to raise even a full brigade . " While Martindale's request to raise a regiment was disap- proved , he was relieved from duty with the Twenty - fifth Corps on ...
... corps efficiently and I can recommend him and do so cheerfully for authority to raise even a full brigade . " While Martindale's request to raise a regiment was disap- proved , he was relieved from duty with the Twenty - fifth Corps on ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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