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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... United States - History - Civil War , 1861-1865— Regimental histories . 2. United States . Army . New Jersey Infantry Regiment , 26th ( 1862-1863 ) - History . 3. New Jersey - History - Civil War , 1861– 1865. 4. New Jersey - History ...
... United States - History - Civil War , 1861-1865— Regimental histories . 2. United States . Army . New Jersey Infantry Regiment , 26th ( 1862-1863 ) - History . 3. New Jersey - History - Civil War , 1861– 1865. 4. New Jersey - History ...
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... united voice that neither Mr. Vallandigham nor any other citizen shall again be made the victim of arbitrary power for a single moment . 18 The Copperheads were a strong force within New Jersey , reaching the zenith of their influence ...
... united voice that neither Mr. Vallandigham nor any other citizen shall again be made the victim of arbitrary power for a single moment . 18 The Copperheads were a strong force within New Jersey , reaching the zenith of their influence ...
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... United States Dragoons under Captain John Butler , who was raising troops for service in Mexico . Shortly before the company was to depart , however , Morrison's boyish face betrayed him . Once again discharged , but undeterred by army ...
... United States Dragoons under Captain John Butler , who was raising troops for service in Mexico . Shortly before the company was to depart , however , Morrison's boyish face betrayed him . Once again discharged , but undeterred by army ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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