Alan,
The article appeared in the Athens Post, 8/22/62, which credited the original from the Richmond Whig, no date.
Due to the telegraph, articles were quoted from all over the US & Confederacy.
On the same page are quotes from: The Monticello (Fla) Friend; The Washington [City, DC] Star, the Brooklyn (NY) Eagle; Richmond Enquirer of Aug. 13; Boston Herald; and the Mississippian.
George