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Edwin Forbes - Harry, the innocent contraband

Harry, the innocent contraband (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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The Artist died in 1895 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer. It is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before Jan 1, 1926
Edwin Forbes

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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An army graveyard. Winter camp near Stoneman’s Switch, Falmouth, Va.

An army graveyard. Winter camp near Stoneman’s Switch, Falmouth, Va. (1861-1876)

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St. Patrick’s Day in the army–Jumping the ditch

St. Patrick’s Day in the army–Jumping the ditch (1863)

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Prisoners captured at Woodstock, Va.

Prisoners captured at Woodstock, Va. (1862)

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Infantryman on guard

Infantryman on guard (1863)

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Going to the commissary’s

Going to the commissary’s (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Escape of the Army of Virginia, commanded by General Lee, over the Potomac River near Williamsport

Escape of the Army of Virginia, commanded by General Lee, over the Potomac River near Williamsport (1865-1876)

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The cavalry forge

The cavalry forge (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Jerico Mill, pontoons, etc

Jerico Mill, pontoons, etc (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Light 12 pdr. Napoleon gun, brass, Rappahannock

Light 12 pdr. Napoleon gun, brass, Rappahannock (1863)

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Music stand, 2nd Corps, ball

Music stand, 2nd Corps, ball (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The Potomac River, near Williamsport, on the morning of the crossing of Gen. Lee’s army

The Potomac River, near Williamsport, on the morning of the crossing of Gen. Lee’s army (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The Army of the Potomac marching over the second Bull Run battleground near Groveton

The Army of the Potomac marching over the second Bull Run battleground near Groveton (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Sketch of an officer

Sketch of an officer (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
An army mule. September 28, 1863

An army mule. September 28, 1863 (1863)

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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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