Biography:

Founded in Richmond, Virginia in 1842, the Richmond Whig was the primary organ of the Whig Party in Virginia. It was one of four daily papers in the city and remained loyal to the Whigs during secession, although the party was largely defunct. The paper was therefore more critical of Jefferson Davis and his administration from the get-go of the Confederacy, perceiving Davis’ mistrust of Whigs in the Confederate army and elsewhere.
The Richmond Whig continued to print in several different iterations through the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction; it ceased publication in 1888.