CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, May 5, 1863

• Battle of Chancellorsville - Virginia
• General Stonewall Jackson wounded
• From the origin of the Civil War

Has "Confederate States Of America" in the masthead which is rarely found on Southern newspapers.
Has bits of news, some from the war, and ads on the front page, including a report about "The New Flag". It says the bill for the flag was passed by the Congress and approved by the President. It describes the flag as consisting "...of a pure white field, with our battle flag as the union."
The reverse has various war reports: "From Fredericksburg" and more war new in the next column: "Highly Important from the Rappahannock" "Another Great Battle At Fredericksburg--Stonewall Jackson In Possession Of The Fords--Capture Of 5000 Prisoners--More Coming In--Raid Of Yankee Cavalry--Excitement In Richmond", plus: "From the War" "Movements On The Mississippi."
Later in the column is an important dispatch from Gen. Lee about the battle at Chancellorsville: "Official From General Lee" "Another Great Victory!" "Fighting Joe Hooker Retreating Across The Rappahannock!"  The dispatch says: "Yesterday Gen. Jackson penetrated the rear of the enemy, and drove him...from the Wilderness to within one mile of Chancellorsville. He was engaged at the same time at the front by...Longstreet's divisions...Many prisoners were taken, and the enemy's loss in killed and wounded is large. We have again to thank almighty God for a great victory. I regret to say that Gen. Paxton was killed; Gen. Jackson, severely..." & a bit more, signed in type: R. E. Lee, General Commanding.
Great to have the dispatch from Lee reporting the news about   General Jackson's severe wound in a Confederate title.
A folio-size, single sheet, two tiny holes in unrelated content, several areas of lite damp staining, otherwise in very good condition.

Background: This edition of the Charleston Daily Courier stands out as an exceptional historical artifact, distinguished both by its distinctive masthead explicitly featuring "Confederate States Of America"—a rare design choice among Southern wartime periodicals—and by its front-line coverage of pivotal Civil War moments. Front-page reporting covers the official legislative passage and presidential approval of the "New Flag" (the Stainless Banner featuring the Battle Flag as its union), while the reverse side captures real-time, high-stakes dispatches from the Battle of Chancellorsville. Most notably, it features the official battlefield dispatch signed by General R.E. Lee celebrating a major victory over General "Fighting Joe" Hooker, alongside the immediate, grave news of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson being severely wounded—a rare and poignant contemporary Southern record of the tragic friendly-fire incident that took place just three days prior and ultimately cost Jackson his life.