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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... carried out . On the other hand the Committee say they never authorized any such promise , as they have not the funds necessary to carry it out . The matter as it now stands , has caused a general dissatisfaction , and unless it is ...
... carried out . On the other hand the Committee say they never authorized any such promise , as they have not the funds necessary to carry it out . The matter as it now stands , has caused a general dissatisfaction , and unless it is ...
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... carrying an immense weight . Untold treasures are in their hands . They are doing the very best they can . Don't ... carried to the hospital . There being no shelter for him he was transfered to the tent of a teamster , where he soon ...
... carrying an immense weight . Untold treasures are in their hands . They are doing the very best they can . Don't ... carried to the hospital . There being no shelter for him he was transfered to the tent of a teamster , where he soon ...
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... carried past him he stood uncovered and it would not have been inappropriate for all to have stood uncovered , as some of the torn , tattered and smoke - begrimmed [ sic ] banners were carried past . . . . By the magic alchemy of the ...
... carried past him he stood uncovered and it would not have been inappropriate for all to have stood uncovered , as some of the torn , tattered and smoke - begrimmed [ sic ] banners were carried past . . . . By the magic alchemy of the ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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