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Edwin Forbes - Spotsylvania Court House, Va.

Spotsylvania Court House, Va. (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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A Christmas dinner. A scene on the outer picket line

A Christmas dinner. A scene on the outer picket line (1861-1876)

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View from the summit of Little Round Top at 7;30 P.M. July 3rd, 1863

View from the summit of Little Round Top at 7;30 P.M. July 3rd, 1863 (1865-1895)

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The Army of the Potomac crossing the Rappahannock River on a pontoon bridge at night, near Rappahannock Station

The Army of the Potomac crossing the Rappahannock River on a pontoon bridge at night, near Rappahannock Station (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Caisson and battery horses – near the grove of trees

Caisson and battery horses – near the grove of trees

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)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
A hot day. Beef steak rare. A straggler. A quiet nibble on the cavalry skirmish. A cavalry orderly waiting orders.

A hot day. Beef steak rare. A straggler. A quiet nibble on the cavalry skirmish. A cavalry orderly waiting orders. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
On guard – Aug. 27, 1863

On guard – Aug. 27, 1863 (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Remains of burnt steamers & sailing vessels on the Rappahanock

Remains of burnt steamers & sailing vessels on the Rappahanock (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
A night march.

A night march. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
An army graveyard. Winter camp near Stoneman’s Switch, Falmouth, Va.

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

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Officers and soldiers on the battlefield of the second Bull Run, recognizing the remains of their comrades

Officers and soldiers on the battlefield of the second Bull Run, recognizing the remains of their comrades (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
An old soldier

An old soldier (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The battle of Gettysburg. The gateway of the cemetery, the center of the Union position, First and Eleventh Corps

The battle of Gettysburg. The gateway of the cemetery, the center of the Union position, First and Eleventh Corps (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)

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