Carlyle "Carl" McKinley (1847August 24, 1904) was a soldier, theological student, cotton broker, newspaper editor, poet, and essayist in the United States. He lived in South Carolina and served in the Confederate Army during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

. McKinley wrote for the '' Charleston News and Courrier''. Notable reports written by McKinley include his reporting on a hurricane that hit Charleston on August 25, 1885, and his report on an earthquake that hit Charleston on August 31, 1886. He was a proponent of "black expatriation".

Works

*''An appeal to Pharaoh; the negro problem, and its radical solution''. Fords, Howard & Hulbert, New York (1890). *"Timrod Souvenir', in honor of

Henry Timrod Henry Timrod (December 8, 1828 – October 7, 1867) was an American poet, often called the "Poet of the Confederacy". Biography Early life Timrod was born on December 8, 1828, in Charleston, South Carolina, to a family of German descent. His gr ...

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