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Edwin Forbes - Signal station on the summit of Poney Mountain, near Culpepper Court House, Va.

Signal station on the summit of Poney Mountain, near Culpepper Court House, Va. (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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Front Royal Va.–The Union Army under Banks entering the town

Front Royal Va.–The Union Army under Banks entering the town (1862)

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Prisoners captured at Woodstock, Va.

Prisoners captured at Woodstock, Va. (1862)

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The battle of Chancellorsville. Scene at junction of U.S. ford road, and road to Rapidan River

The battle of Chancellorsville. Scene at junction of U.S. ford road, and road to Rapidan River (1863)

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Cavalryman escort, Culpeper

Cavalryman escort, Culpeper (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Sketch of a group of Collis’ Zouaves–Gen. Banks bodyguard, now attached to Col. Geary command, near Manassas Gap

Sketch of a group of Collis’ Zouaves–Gen. Banks bodyguard, now attached to Col. Geary command, near Manassas Gap (1862)

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The siege of Petersburg

The siege of Petersburg (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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)

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A cavalry vidette. Taking it easy

A cavalry vidette. Taking it easy (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Picketts charge from a position on the enemys line looking toward the Union lines, Zieglers grove on the left, clump of trees on right

Picketts charge from a position on the enemys line looking toward the Union lines, Zieglers grove on the left, clump of trees on right (1865-1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The battle of Chancellorsville

The battle of Chancellorsville (1863)

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Rebuilding the RR bridge over the Rappahannock River

Rebuilding the RR bridge over the Rappahannock River (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
St. Patrick’s Day in the army–A hurdle race

St. Patrick’s Day in the army–A hurdle race (1863)

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Old house on the battlefield of Spottsylvania

Old house on the battlefield of Spottsylvania (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Home, sweet home. A scene in winter camp

Home, sweet home. A scene in winter camp (1861-1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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