Philadelphia Inquirer To Issue A Special Paper

The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia Pennsylvania metropolitan area of the United States the paper has risen and fallen in prominence throughout its history the inquirer first became a major newspaper during the American civil war when its war coverage was popular on both sides the paper's circulation dropped after the war then rose by the end of the 19th century.


The Philadelphia Inquirer was founded as the Pennsylvania Inquirer by printer John R.walker and John norvell former editor of Philadelphia's largest newspaper the aurora gazette an editorial in the first issue of the Pennsylvania Inquirer promised that the paper would be devoted to the right of a minority to voice their opinion and the maintenance of the rights and liberties of the people equally against the abuses as the usurpation of power.



The inquirer were often distributed to Union soldiers during the war and several times the U.S government asked the Philadelphia inquirer to issue a special edition specifically for soldiers the Philadelphia Inquirer supported the Union but harding wanted their coverage to remain neutral confederate generals often sought copies of the paper believing that the newspaper's war coverage was accurate.