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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Page 157
... Sedgwick , was a West Point graduate and veteran of the prewar Regular Army . Known as “ Uncle John " to his men , Sedgwick's jovial smile and kindly disposition belied an insistence on discipline and a fondness for drill . Somewhat of ...
... Sedgwick , was a West Point graduate and veteran of the prewar Regular Army . Known as “ Uncle John " to his men , Sedgwick's jovial smile and kindly disposition belied an insistence on discipline and a fondness for drill . Somewhat of ...
Page 163
... Sedgwick knew little of the true situation around Chancellorsville . Hooker's peremptory orders to attack the heights , outdated even as they reached Sedgwick , still spoke of an enemy in retreat . In some doubt as to Hooker's plan of ...
... Sedgwick knew little of the true situation around Chancellorsville . Hooker's peremptory orders to attack the heights , outdated even as they reached Sedgwick , still spoke of an enemy in retreat . In some doubt as to Hooker's plan of ...
Page 166
... Sedgwick , standing beside General Newton when Howe made his final attack , " expressed himself highly displeased at the attempt , as the enemy was already virtually dislodged , and a short time would have brought Gen. Newton upon the ...
... Sedgwick , standing beside General Newton when Howe made his final attack , " expressed himself highly displeased at the attempt , as the enemy was already virtually dislodged , and a short time would have brought Gen. Newton upon the ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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