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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... further combat would be futile . On December 14 an exhausted Army of the Potomac rested on the plains , suffering still more casualties from a fearsome Confederate bombardment . On December 15 , during a heavy rainstorm , the survivors ...
... further combat would be futile . On December 14 an exhausted Army of the Potomac rested on the plains , suffering still more casualties from a fearsome Confederate bombardment . On December 15 , during a heavy rainstorm , the survivors ...
Page 116
... further when he learned that two of his children were " hopelessly sick . ” I have made every laudable effort in my power to get leave of absence for a few days , that I might see them once more , either living or dead ; but all in vain ...
... further when he learned that two of his children were " hopelessly sick . ” I have made every laudable effort in my power to get leave of absence for a few days , that I might see them once more , either living or dead ; but all in vain ...
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... further we arrived at the tent of Mr. Green , the sutler , who kindly gave us some refreshments , -hot coffee , etc . , — and while partaking of them , Col. Morrison having heard of our arrival , sent for us to come to his tent , and in ...
... further we arrived at the tent of Mr. Green , the sutler , who kindly gave us some refreshments , -hot coffee , etc . , — and while partaking of them , Col. Morrison having heard of our arrival , sent for us to come to his tent , and in ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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