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 63
... army at Washington . Lincoln needed a man who could bring order out of confusion , who could put together in reasonable time an army to invade Virginia . McClel- lan , who had spent the early war months successfully chasing Confederates ...
... army at Washington . Lincoln needed a man who could bring order out of confusion , who could put together in reasonable time an army to invade Virginia . McClel- lan , who had spent the early war months successfully chasing Confederates ...
Page 119
... army with considerable confidence and hope , fully persuaded that the army was eager for the fray and confident of success . What was my surprise to hear the veterans of ten battles - officers and men - frequently express the opinion ...
... army with considerable confidence and hope , fully persuaded that the army was eager for the fray and confident of success . What was my surprise to hear the veterans of ten battles - officers and men - frequently express the opinion ...
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... Army Soldier morale had plunged to a new low by the time Major General Joseph Hooker assumed command of the Army of the Potomac . Of the 180,000 men officially on the rolls , nearly 85,000 were absent without leave . Scurvy and diarrhea ...
... Army Soldier morale had plunged to a new low by the time Major General Joseph Hooker assumed command of the Army of the Potomac . Of the 180,000 men officially on the rolls , nearly 85,000 were absent without leave . Scurvy and diarrhea ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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