For the Glory of the Union: Myth, Reality, and the Media in Civil War New JerseyAmerican 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 164
A twenty - minute artillery barrage softened the enemy lines . Newton ' s division
was first off , encountering severe opposition , then gaining ground rapidly .
Howe ' s forces met equally stubborn resistance , so much so that for a time it
seemed ...
A twenty - minute artillery barrage softened the enemy lines . Newton ' s division
was first off , encountering severe opposition , then gaining ground rapidly .
Howe ' s forces met equally stubborn resistance , so much so that for a time it
seemed ...
Page 166
Any quantity of knapsacks , blankets and equipments were strewn through the
woods . The heights of Fredericksburg were ours ! We chased the enemy for
nearly a mile . Enthusiasm got the best of me , for I discarded the sword , picked
up a ...
Any quantity of knapsacks , blankets and equipments were strewn through the
woods . The heights of Fredericksburg were ours ! We chased the enemy for
nearly a mile . Enthusiasm got the best of me , for I discarded the sword , picked
up a ...
Page 171
According to the official records , it was the only regiment in the brigade to run in
the face of the enemy . The Vermont regiments , strengthened by elements of the
Twentysixth New Jersey , broke the enemy ' s attack . “ In the meantime , ” wrote ...
According to the official records , it was the only regiment in the brigade to run in
the face of the enemy . The Vermont regiments , strengthened by elements of the
Twentysixth New Jersey , broke the enemy ' s attack . “ In the meantime , ” wrote ...
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Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 19 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | For the Glory of the Union: Myth, Reality, and the Media in Civil War New Jersey |
| Author | Alan A. Siegel |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 8 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 083863172X, 9780838631720 |
| Length | 231 pages |
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