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Edwin Forbes - Signal station on the south side of the Rappahannock River. Seen through a glass from the Union camps

Signal station on the south side of the Rappahannock River. Seen through a glass from the Union camps (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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Camp Pardee–Col. Gearys command–near Upperville, Va.

Camp Pardee–Col. Gearys command–near Upperville, Va. (1862)

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Attack of Johnston’s Div., C.S.A. on the breastworks on Culps Hill defended by Wadsworth’s Div

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The supply train

The supply train (1861-1876)

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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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The Orange and Alexandria R.R. bridge (military)

The Orange and Alexandria R.R. bridge (military) (1863)

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The advance of the Cavalry skirmish line.

The advance of the Cavalry skirmish line. (1876)

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Phil, study from life, Auburn battlefield, Va.

Phil, study from life, Auburn battlefield, Va. (1863)

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Sketch of officer of infantry. The colonel

Sketch of officer of infantry. The colonel (1863)

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The crossing of the North Fork of the Rappahannock River, near Waterloo, by Gen. Bank’s Corps

The crossing of the North Fork of the Rappahannock River, near Waterloo, by Gen. Bank’s Corps (1862)

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The reveille on the line of battle

The reveille on the line of battle (1861-1876)

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The signal officer off duty

The signal officer off duty (1864)

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Study of drummer boys on the march

Study of drummer boys on the march (1863)

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