Today in Civil War Newspaper History
December 20, 1860
Charleston Mercury Extra – SC
South Carolina Becomes the First State to Leave the Union
- South Carolina Leaves the Union
The broadside extra is considered the first Confederate imprint as it announced the first state to secede from the Union.
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