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 69
... morning when after reading the roll , and it being found that only 9 men were wanted , the company were dismissed , each man rising in his place and prom- ising to be on hand at the time named the next morning , and determining to do ...
... morning when after reading the roll , and it being found that only 9 men were wanted , the company were dismissed , each man rising in his place and prom- ising to be on hand at the time named the next morning , and determining to do ...
Page 77
... morning , and the latter as soon as relieved also received passes . This morning they all returned , some of the Companies headed by martial music , and to - day everything is as quiet as if nothing of the kind had occurred . At the ...
... morning , and the latter as soon as relieved also received passes . This morning they all returned , some of the Companies headed by martial music , and to - day everything is as quiet as if nothing of the kind had occurred . At the ...
Page 95
... morning by Gen. McClellan . . . accompanied by a bril- liant train of officers , among whom the slouched hat and militaire whiskers of Burnside were conspicuous , after which our new Brigadier , Gen. [ Albion P. ] Howe , put us through ...
... morning by Gen. McClellan . . . accompanied by a bril- liant train of officers , among whom the slouched hat and militaire whiskers of Burnside were conspicuous , after which our new Brigadier , Gen. [ Albion P. ] Howe , put us through ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Northernmost of the Border States | 15 |
True Patriotism | 27 |
Copyright | |
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