R. Barnwell Rhett Jr.

"Confederate Chieftans," including R. Barnwell Rhett, engraved by J.C. Buttre c. 1864 (Library of Congress Digital)

R. Barnwell Rhett Jr. (February 25, 1828 – January 29, 1905) was a Confederate-American thought leader who edited the pro-secession Charleston Mercury newspaper owned by his father, the Fire-Eater politician Robert B. Rhett.[1] He was later a Reconstruction-era editor of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.[2] He killed a New Orleans judge in a duel in 1873.[3]

  1. ^ Rosen, Robert N. (1994). Confederate Charleston: An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-87249-991-1.
  2. ^ "Col. Robert Barnwell Rhett Is Dead". Huntsville Weekly Democrat. 1905-02-22. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  3. ^ Rhett, BY R. B.; Picayune, of the New-Orleans (1873-07-02). "THE DUELLO.; FATAL ENCOUNTER IN LOUISIANA. JUDGE COOLEY KILLED AT THE SECOND FIRE (Published 1873)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-08.