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 67
... hour which had begotten the feeling in every man's breast that until he had offered himself to his country he owed an unpaid debt . " When a regiment was actually being organized in the neighborhood , added Dodd , “ this was brought ...
... hour which had begotten the feeling in every man's breast that until he had offered himself to his country he owed an unpaid debt . " When a regiment was actually being organized in the neighborhood , added Dodd , “ this was brought ...
Page 86
... hour . " There was " hurrying to and fro , " and mounting knapsacks in " hot haste . " One of the saddest events connected with breaking camp and marching along is leaving the sick comrades behind in hospitals among strangers . We left ...
... hour . " There was " hurrying to and fro , " and mounting knapsacks in " hot haste . " One of the saddest events connected with breaking camp and marching along is leaving the sick comrades behind in hospitals among strangers . We left ...
Page 192
... hour our people began to turn out , and the street corners were soon crowded with knots of people , discussing the probable hour of arrival . The progress of the train , as it reached the various stations on the route , was placed upon ...
... hour our people began to turn out , and the street corners were soon crowded with knots of people , discussing the probable hour of arrival . The progress of the train , as it reached the various stations on the route , was placed upon ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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