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Edwin Forbes - Sketched on battlefield of Wilderness May 6th, 1864, 6 o’clock during Burnsides’ charge

Sketched on battlefield of Wilderness May 6th, 1864, 6 o’clock during Burnsides’ charge (1864)

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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The Rappahannock River below the Station, Jan. 28, 1864

The Rappahannock River below the Station, Jan. 28, 1864 (1864)

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A Christmas dinner.

A Christmas dinner. (1876)

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Sketch of an officer

Sketch of an officer (1864)

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A cavalry horse

A cavalry horse (1863)

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Foraging for hay outside of the lines in Virginia

Foraging for hay outside of the lines in Virginia (1862)

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The headquarter cow

The headquarter cow (1864)

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News from home

News from home (1863)

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The sanctuary

The sanctuary (1861-1876)

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On guard – Aug. 27, 1863

On guard – Aug. 27, 1863 (1863)

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A tough customer. Army mule

A tough customer. Army mule (1864)

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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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Study of an officer. It’s almost time for dress parade

Study of an officer. It’s almost time for dress parade (1864)

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Gum Spring, Va.

Gum Spring, Va. (1863)

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