Louisville Courier
1843? to 1868
Established as a moderate Whig newspaper by Walter Newman Haldeman. Expressed strong Confederate sympathies with the start of the Civil War. Printed the records of the Provisional Government of Kentucky in 1861. Headquarters moved to Nashville in September 1861 after U.S. troops seized the newspaper office in Louisville. Newspaper ceased printing with U.S. occupation of Nashville in February 1862. Resumed publication after the war. Combined with the Louisville Journal and became the Louisville Courier-Journal in 1868.
Bibliography
The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 398.
KYR-0004-033-0022.
Citation
Louisville Courier. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208797 (November 12, 2026).
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