BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Sept. 18, 1862  Most of a front page column is taken up with nice & early reports of the tragic Battle of Antietam, heads including: "The "Great Battle Near Sharpsburg" "Fearful Carnage on Both Sides" "The  Enemy Driven Toward Hagerstown" "General Hooker Wounded". These reports are of the battle of Sept. 17, the bloodiest day of fighting of the entire war, both sides losing over 10,000 men in killed & wounded. The detailed coverage carries over to pgs. 2, 3 & 4 as well, with heads including: "A Terrible Battle" "The Entire Armies on Both Sides Engaged" "A Great Union Victory" "Immense Loss of Life" "The Rebels in Full Retreat" "The Recent Battles" "Additional Particulars" "and "Great Victory!" "Despatch From General Hooker" "Awful Carnage" "Complete Union Success" "The Result Decidedly in Our Favor" "Gen. McClellan at Sharpsburg" "Rumored Capture of Jackson & Hill" and even more. Four pgs., folio size, very nice condition.