RICHMOND WHIG AND PUBLIC ADVERTISER, Virginia, Aug. 26, 1862

• Rare from the capital of the Confederacy

The front page has an editorial: "The Defensive Policy". There is also the business of the "Confederate Congress" and various war reports, including: "Retreat Of Pope's Army Capture Of A Yankee Guard And Two Locomotives".
Page 2 has an editorial: "The Financial Aspects of the War", plus: "Topics In The Capital" &  "List Of Casualties In The 21st Regiment Virginia Volunteers, Aug. 9, 1862".
Page 2 also has an address from General Floyd "To the People of Western Virginia", signed in type: John B. Floyd, & a report: "Execution Of A Deserter".
The back page has a list of Confederate Officers graduated from West Point.
Four pages, minor address label residue to an upper corner, a few minor archival mends. One of the less common titles from the capital of the Confederacy.

Background: A surviving issue of the Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser from the Civil War period is an exceptionally rare artifact, offering a vivid window into life in the Confederate capital. These issues typically contain a mix of local news, Confederate government proclamations, battlefield updates, and advertisements reflecting the shortages and inflation of wartime Richmond. Unlike the more openly partisan Richmond Examiner, the Whig sometimes conveyed cautious or critical perspectives on Confederate leadership, making it a unique record of internal Southern opinion. Many copies were lost in the 1865 evacuation fire or simply discarded due to paper scarcity, leaving only a handful in private collections, university libraries, or historical societies. For collectors and historians, even a single intact issue—especially one dated near pivotal events like the fall of Richmond—can provide invaluable insight into the social, political, and economic pressures of the Confederacy’s final months.