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The ''Charleston Mercury'' was a
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History
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{{Authority control Mass media in Charleston, South Carolina Defunct newspapers published in South Carolina Separatism in the United States Publications established in 1819 Publications disestablished in 1868 1819 establishments in South Carolina 1868 establishments in South Carolina 19th-century in Charleston, South Carolina
The ''Charleston Mercury'' was a secession
Secession is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance. Some of the most famous and significant secessions have been: the former Soviet republics l ...
ist newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...
, founded by Henry L. Pinckney in 1819. He was its sole editor for fifteen years. It ceased publication with the Union Army
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occupation of Charleston. After the American Civil War
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, publication resumed in November 1866 before the paper closed permanently two years later in 1868.Heidler, David Stephen, and Jeanne T. Heidler (eds.) (2002). Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History
'. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pages 407–408. .
History
During the American Civil War, the paper was "stronglysecession
Secession is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance. Some of the most famous and significant secessions have been: the former Soviet republics l ...
ist", calling upon South Carolinian men to take up arms to defend the South. Its owner, Robert Barnwell Rhett
Robert Barnwell Rhett (born Robert Barnwell Smith; December 21, 1800September 14, 1876) was an American politician who served as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862, a member of the US H ...
, had two plantation
A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. Th ...
s and 190 enslaved persons.Henshaw, Tom (December 18, 1960).The Secession of South Carolina
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The News and Courier
''The Post and Courier'' is the main daily newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina. It traces its ancestry to three newspapers, the ''Charleston Courier'', founded in 1803, the ''Charleston Daily News'', founded 1865, and ''The Evening Post'', f ...
'' (Charleston, South Carolina). p. 18. The paper was critical of Davis and Confederate generals, in contrast with its pro-Davis competitor the ''Charleston Courier
''The Post and Courier'' is the main daily newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina. It traces its ancestry to three newspapers, the ''Charleston Courier'', founded in 1803, the ''Charleston Daily News'', founded 1865, and ''The Evening Post'', f ...
''.
Humorist George William Bagby
George William Bagby (August 13, 1828 – November 29, 1883) was an American physician and humorist.
Early life and education
He was born in Buckingham County, Virginia, to George Bagby and Virginia Evans. He attended Delaware College and th ...
was a Richmond, Virginia
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correspondent of the ''Charleston Mercury'' during the Civil War era and "covered the politics of the war and made a reputation for Hermes, his pen name, as a fearless writer who would criticize Confederate General Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nor ...
as easily as Confederate President Jefferson Davis
Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as ...
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{{Authority control Mass media in Charleston, South Carolina Defunct newspapers published in South Carolina Separatism in the United States Publications established in 1819 Publications disestablished in 1868 1819 establishments in South Carolina 1868 establishments in South Carolina 19th-century in Charleston, South Carolina