For the Glory of the Union: Myth, Reality, and the Media in Civil War New JerseyAmerican 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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During the heated presidential campaign of 1828 , the Anti - Jacksonian ( 1828 )
traded heavy blows with the Newark Intelligencer ( 1827 – 30 ) , a breathless
champion of Jackson and Calhoun . The Intelligencer in one of its milder
moments ...
During the heated presidential campaign of 1828 , the Anti - Jacksonian ( 1828 )
traded heavy blows with the Newark Intelligencer ( 1827 – 30 ) , a breathless
champion of Jackson and Calhoun . The Intelligencer in one of its milder
moments ...
Page 163
The death of General Jackson , mortally wounded by his own men in the
confusion of darkness , was the only note of sadness in the midst of Confederate
triumph . It was nearly midnight before the last Rebel attack was repulsed . In the
early ...
The death of General Jackson , mortally wounded by his own men in the
confusion of darkness , was the only note of sadness in the midst of Confederate
triumph . It was nearly midnight before the last Rebel attack was repulsed . In the
early ...
Page 172
The Northern army had been beaten but not destroyed . The South had lost
thousands of irreplaceable soldiers without gaining any strategic advantage .
And Stonewall Jackson , Lee ' s strong right arm , would never humble the Union
again .
The Northern army had been beaten but not destroyed . The South had lost
thousands of irreplaceable soldiers without gaining any strategic advantage .
And Stonewall Jackson , Lee ' s strong right arm , would never humble the Union
again .
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Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 19 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | For the Glory of the Union: Myth, Reality, and the Media in Civil War New Jersey |
| Author | Alan A. Siegel |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 8 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 083863172X, 9780838631720 |
| Length | 231 pages |
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