DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Sept. 22, 1862  A terrific and rare issue, as the front page has a nice account of the Battle of Antietam, headed: "Operations Of Our Army In Maryland---The Battle of Sharpsburgh--Northern Lies--Another Confederate Victory". Included also in the first column is a dispatched signed in type by: T. J. Jackson, concerning the Confederate capture of Harper's Ferry.
This is then followed by further reporting on Antietam, or Sharpsburg, which carries over to the second column which also has some Harper's Ferry reports interspersed. the reporting on both is terrific, as one report concerning Antietam begins: "Whenever beaten in battle, the Yankees resort, as an offset, to the most extraordinary lying. We are not surprised, therefore, to find the Northern papers...accounts of 'a glorious victory won by McClellan'..." with more. This is followed by various dispatches signed by: George B. McClellan, dated Sept. 14 and 15, and then followed by further accounts of Antietam.
The back page has further war reporting, including Antietam. One account includes: "The news from Maryland, though exciting, is too indefinite to admit of reasonable commentary...a great struggle was nearly continuous...McClellan attacked him with great power & after a preliminary engagement on Tuesday, a very terrible battle was fought on Wednesday. It commenced at daybreak & lasted till long after nightfall...On Thursday the fight was not renewed...is believed that General Lee determined to withdraw a portion, if not all, of his army to the Virginia side of the river....".
This report is followed by lengthy text on: "The Confederate Congress" taking over 2 columns, then other items as well.
Antietam was the first major battle in the Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties.
Complete as a single sheet, typical for Confederate newspapers as most of the paper mills were in the North. Various soiling & staining, more so to the top quadrant, but nothing causing loss of readability. Various wear & tears to the margins but no loss. There are no holes or tears extending into the text. Priced much less due to the staining.
Quite rare--and desirable--to find a report of this significant battle in a Confederate newspaper, particularly one from the capital of the Confederacy.