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Edwin Forbes
Edwin Forbes

Edwin Forbes

American, 1839 – 1895
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Edwin Austin Forbes was an American landscape painter and etcher who first gained fame during the American Civil War for his detailed and dramatic sketches of military subjects, including battlefield combat scenes.

Forbes was born in New York, studied under Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, and began as an animal and landscape painter. During the Civil War, he was special artist for Frank Leslie's Magazine. Many of the spirited etchings he drew during the conflict were later presented by General Sherman to the government. They are now preserved in the War Office at Washington because of their historic value.

After the war, Forbes painted landscape and cattle scenes, among which are "Orange County Pasture" (1879) and "Evening—Sheep Pasture" (1881). In 1877 he was made an honorary member of the London Etching Club.

He died in 1895 in Brooklyn and is interred in Green-Wood Cemetery.

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The sutler’s tent in camp

The sutler’s tent in camp (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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The tired soldier – a sketch from life at Petersburg during the siege

The tired soldier – a sketch from life at Petersburg during the siege (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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The town of Warrenton, Va., from the east

The town of Warrenton, Va., from the east (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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The veteran

The veteran (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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The waggoner shanty

The waggoner shanty (1861-1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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The wagon camp

The wagon camp (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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The Wilderness, on the Brock road, 2nd Corps–May 11th 1864

The Wilderness, on the Brock road, 2nd Corps–May 11th 1864 (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Drawings
The Zouave

The Zouave (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Drawings
Through the wilderness

Through the wilderness (1861-1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Drawings
Through the wilderness

Through the wilderness (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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Twenty minute halt

Twenty minute halt (1861-1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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Union soldiers crossing the north fork of the Rappahannock on a roap bridge

Union soldiers crossing the north fork of the Rappahannock on a roap bridge (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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View of Centreville Va. Bull Run battlefield in the distance. Aug. 1863

View of Centreville Va. Bull Run battlefield in the distance. Aug. 1863 (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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View of the town of Falmouth, Va., looking up stream

View of the town of Falmouth, Va., looking up stream (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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View of Winchester, Va., from fort on the hill N.E. of the town

View of Winchester, Va., from fort on the hill N.E. of the town (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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Virginians going to the commissary for rations

Virginians going to the commissary for rations (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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Waiting for the blacksmith. Artillery forge

Waiting for the blacksmith. Artillery forge (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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Warrenton Court House. Retreat of the Army of the Rappahannock through the town

Warrenton Court House. Retreat of the Army of the Rappahannock through the town (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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Washing day–Column on the march

Washing day–Column on the march (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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Winter camp near Culpepper Court House, Va.

Winter camp near Culpepper Court House, Va. (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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Wounded soldier leaning on a pitchfork at Battle of the Wilderness, May 7, 1864

Wounded soldier leaning on a pitchfork at Battle of the Wilderness, May 7, 1864 (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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Wounded soldiers crossing the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg on a flatboat–After the battle of the Wilderness

Wounded soldiers crossing the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg on a flatboat–After the battle of the Wilderness (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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A cavalry charge.

A cavalry charge. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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A Christmas dinner.

A Christmas dinner. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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A halt for twenty minutes.

A halt for twenty minutes. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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A halt in the line of battle.

A halt in the line of battle. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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A hot day. Beef steak rare. A straggler. A quiet nibble on the cavalry skirmish. A cavalry orderly waiting orders.

A hot day. Beef steak rare. A straggler. A quiet nibble on the cavalry skirmish. A cavalry orderly waiting orders. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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A night march.

A night march. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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A slave cabin. The old grist mill. Sam. ‘Got any pies for sale, Aunty’ A picaninny.

A slave cabin. The old grist mill. Sam. ‘Got any pies for sale, Aunty’ A picaninny. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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A wagoner’s shanty. The deserted picket-hut.

A wagoner’s shanty. The deserted picket-hut. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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