Charleston Mercury
American newspaper (1819–1868) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the newspaper that ceased publication in 1868. For the former Evening Post Publishing Company paper, see Evening Post Industries.
The Charleston Mercury was a secessionist newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina, founded by Henry L. Pinckney in 1819. He was its sole editor for fifteen years. It ceased publication with the Union Army occupation of Charleston in February 1865. After the American Civil War, publication resumed in November 1866 before the paper closed permanently two years later in 1868.[1]