Notable Editors of the Vicksburg Sentinel Through Perilous Years
A brief history recounts violent deaths and duels among past editors of the Vicksburg Sentinel. Starting with Dr. James Hipan in 1837, the lineage includes wounded editors, street fights, a duel with McCardle, deaths in street violence, yellow fever, imprisonments, murders in Texas and Sonora, and eventual suicides, ending with W. D. Roy killed by his clerk while editing.
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James Hipan
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D. W. Adams
Isaac ‘C. Patridge
Ohn Jenkins
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F. G. Jones
Jenkins
W. D. Roy
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