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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... February passed quietly as the men of the Twenty - sixth busied themselves improving their winter quarters . The competition among the companies for the $ 100 supper promised by Col. Morrison to the company having the finest street has ...
... February passed quietly as the men of the Twenty - sixth busied themselves improving their winter quarters . The competition among the companies for the $ 100 supper promised by Col. Morrison to the company having the finest street has ...
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... February 24 , 1863 . 6. Journal , February 17 , 1863 . 7. Mercury , March 3 , 1863 . 8. Ibid . , March 7 , 1863 . 9. Stevens , p . 183 . 10. Advertiser , February 24 , 1863 . 11. Mercury , March 3 , 1863 . 12. Mercury , February 12 ...
... February 24 , 1863 . 6. Journal , February 17 , 1863 . 7. Mercury , March 3 , 1863 . 8. Ibid . , March 7 , 1863 . 9. Stevens , p . 183 . 10. Advertiser , February 24 , 1863 . 11. Mercury , March 3 , 1863 . 12. Mercury , February 12 ...
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... February Congress passed the Conscription Act , directing that the country be divided into districts with provost ... February 14 , 1863 . 9. Journal , January 2 , 1863 . 10. Ibid . , March 2 , 1863 . 11. Journal , February 16 , 1863 ...
... February Congress passed the Conscription Act , directing that the country be divided into districts with provost ... February 14 , 1863 . 9. Journal , January 2 , 1863 . 10. Ibid . , March 2 , 1863 . 11. Journal , February 16 , 1863 ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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