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 64
... fighting a series of battles at Mechanicsville , Gaine's Mill , Glendale , and Malvern Hill as he retreated to a new base on the James River . During seven days ' hard fighting that ended on July 1 , 1862 , McClellan lost 15,849 men ...
... fighting a series of battles at Mechanicsville , Gaine's Mill , Glendale , and Malvern Hill as he retreated to a new base on the James River . During seven days ' hard fighting that ended on July 1 , 1862 , McClellan lost 15,849 men ...
Page 70
... fights , that where he leads , you know it is safe to follow.2 + Any Mercury reader still hesitant about enlisting ... fighting at all . " The very enormity of the preparations makes it almost certain that they will not be needed . Men ...
... fights , that where he leads , you know it is safe to follow.2 + Any Mercury reader still hesitant about enlisting ... fighting at all . " The very enormity of the preparations makes it almost certain that they will not be needed . Men ...
Page 176
... fighting force of the Regiment I supposed to be greater to - day than before . This baptism of fire and blood is essential to the highest development of true soldierly spirit . There is better fellowship between this Regiment and the ...
... fighting force of the Regiment I supposed to be greater to - day than before . This baptism of fire and blood is essential to the highest development of true soldierly spirit . There is better fellowship between this Regiment and the ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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