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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... Jackson and Calhoun . The Intelligencer in one of its milder moments flayed its rival as a " perfectly irresponsible " paper printed solely for the purpose of " swelling the tide of defamation and slander against the bravest of our citi ...
... Jackson and Calhoun . The Intelligencer in one of its milder moments flayed its rival as a " perfectly irresponsible " paper printed solely for the purpose of " swelling the tide of defamation and slander against the bravest of our citi ...
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... 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 morning hours on ...
... 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 morning hours on ...
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... Jackson , Lee's strong right arm , would never humble the Union again . Early reports of the engagement reaching the North were confusing at best . On May 1 , while the Twenty - sixth Regiment was still safely camped on the northern ...
... Jackson , Lee's strong right arm , would never humble the Union again . Early reports of the engagement reaching the North were confusing at best . On May 1 , while the Twenty - sixth Regiment was still safely camped on the northern ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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