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Edwin Forbes - The ‘reliable contraband’

The ‘reliable contraband’ (1861-1876)

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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On guard – Aug. 27, 1863

On guard – Aug. 27, 1863 (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Pickets trading between the lines

Pickets trading between the lines (1861-1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Ruins of the Acquia Creek and Fredericksburg R.R. bridge, over Potomac Creek

Ruins of the Acquia Creek and Fredericksburg R.R. bridge, over Potomac Creek (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
View of Centreville Va. Bull Run battlefield in the distance. Aug. 1863

View of Centreville Va. Bull Run battlefield in the distance. Aug. 1863 (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Cavalryman escort, Culpeper

Cavalryman escort, Culpeper (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The old spring house, with guard

The old spring house, with guard (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Departure of two-years men from the Army of the Potomac. A scene near Falmouth

Departure of two-years men from the Army of the Potomac. A scene near Falmouth (1863)

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

St. Patrick’s Day in the army–The mule race (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Wounded soldiers crossing the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg on a flatboat–After the battle of the Wilderness

Wounded soldiers crossing the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg on a flatboat–After the battle of the Wilderness (1864)

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)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Cavalry orderly waiting for orders

Cavalry orderly waiting for orders (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Catlett’s Station on the Orange & Alex. R.R.

Catlett’s Station on the Orange & Alex. R.R. (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Ball of the 5th Corps, 1st Div. (Gen. Bartlett). Near Beverly Ford, Va.

Ball of the 5th Corps, 1st Div. (Gen. Bartlett). Near Beverly Ford, Va. (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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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