Richmond Examiner controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1864
Edward C. Elmore duel
The Examiner accused Confederate treasurer Edward C. Elmore of misusing or embezzling the Confederacy's remaining hard-money reserves. Elmore challenged executive editor John Moncure Daniel to a duel and wounded him with a pistol shot.