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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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A watched pot never boils. A hearty supper on the battle field. Drummer boys. Played out.

A watched pot never boils. A hearty supper on the battle field. Drummer boys. Played out. (1876)

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A-flank march across country during a thunderstorm.

A-flank march across country during a thunderstorm. (1876)

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After dress parade.

After dress parade. (1876)

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An Army forge.

An Army forge. (1876)

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Artillery

Artillery (1876)

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Bummers. They’re Johnnies as sure as you’re born, boys!.

Bummers. They’re Johnnies as sure as you’re born, boys!. (1876)

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Cavalry

Cavalry (1876)

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Coffee coolers.

Coffee coolers. (1876)

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Coming into the lines.

Coming into the lines. (1876)

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Fall in for soup.

Fall in for soup. (1876)

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Going into action.

Going into action. (1876)

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Going into camp at night.

Going into camp at night. (1876)

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Gone off with the Yankees. A land flowing with milk and honey. A scouting party. An old campaigner.

Gone off with the Yankees. A land flowing with milk and honey. A scouting party. An old campaigner. (1876)

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Home, sweet home.

Home, sweet home. (1876)

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Infantry

Infantry (1876)

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Newspapers for the Army. The race for camp.

Newspapers for the Army. The race for camp. (1876)

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Newspapers in camp.

Newspapers in camp. (1876)

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On picket. The old saw mill. Waiting for something to turn up.

On picket. The old saw mill. Waiting for something to turn up. (1876)

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On picket. Washing day.

On picket. Washing day. (1876)

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Tattoo

Tattoo (1876)

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The advance of the Cavalry skirmish line.

The advance of the Cavalry skirmish line. (1876)

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The commissary’s quarters in winter camp

The commissary’s quarters in winter camp (1876)

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The distant battle.

The distant battle. (1876)

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The leader of the herd

The leader of the herd (1876)

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The lull in the fight.

The lull in the fight. (1876)

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The newspaper correspondent. News of the battle.

The newspaper correspondent. News of the battle. (1876)

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The picket line.

The picket line. (1876)

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The pontoon bridges.

The pontoon bridges. (1876)

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The rear of the column.

The rear of the column. (1876)

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The ‘reliable contraband’

The ‘reliable contraband’ (1876)

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