Edwin Forbes prints

Forbes prints
Area: 
Elm Square Stairway to the Second Floor
Material: 
Black & white sketches
Artist: 
Edwin Forbes

Forty prints by the American artist and war correspondent "field artist" Edwin Forbes were donated to Memorial Hall Library by George William Webster Dove in 1887 when Ballard Holt was the town Librarian and the library custodian. (NB: Plates 1 and 32 are not on display.)

The Commissary's Quarters in Winter Camp

Plate 2: The Commissary's Quarters in Winter Camp

Through the Wilderness

Plate 3: Through the Wilderness

Winter Camp - A Wagoner's Shanty, A Picket Hut, Mud Huts

Plate 4: Winter Camp: A Wagoner's Shanty, A Picket Hut, Mud Huts

The Pontoon Bridges

Plate 5: The Pontoon Bridges

A Thirsty and a News-Hungary Army - A Thirsty Crowd, Newspapers for the Army

Plate 6: A Thirsty and a News-Hungary Army: A Thirsty Crowd, Newspapers for the Army

The Leader of the Herd

Plate 7: The Leader of the Herd

Necessary Routine - On Picket, Washing Day

Plate 8: Necessary Routine: On Picket, Washing Day

A Christmas Dinner

Plate 9:  A Christmas Dinner

Buildings and People - A Slave Cabin, The Old Grist Mill, Dabney the Orderly, 'Got Any Pies for Sale, Aunty?', A Pickaninny

Plate 10: Buildings and People: A Slave Cabin, The Old Grist Mill, Dabney the Orderly, "Got Any Pies for Sale, Aunty?", A Pickaninny

The Newspaper Correspondent

Plate 11: The Newspaper Correspondent

'Coffee Coolers'

Plate 12: "Coffee Coolers"

Officers' Winter Quarters

Plate 13: Officers' Winter Quarters

An Army Forge

Plate 14: An Army Forge

Returning from Outpost Duty

Plate 15: Returning from Outpost Duty

A Night March

Plate 16: A Night March

A Halt in the Line of Battle

Plate 17: A Halt in the Line of Battle

The Rear of the Column

Plate 18: The Rear of the Column

Marching in the Rain - Stuck in the Mud, A Flank March Across Country

Plate 19: Marching in the Rain: Stuck in the Mud, A Flank March Across Country

Fall in for Soup

Plate 20: Fall in for Soup

Going into Camp at Night

Plate 21: Going into Camp at Night

Waiting for Something To Turn Up - On Picket, The Old Saw Mill, Waiting

Plate 22: Waiting for Something To Turn Up: On Picket, The Old Saw Mill, Waiting

'The Reliable Contraband'

Plate 23: "The Reliable Contraband"

Home, Sweet Home

Plate 24: Home, Sweet Home

The Distant Battle

Plate 25: The Distant Battle 

A Cavalry Charge

Plate 26: A Cavalry Charge

Soldiers Pass the Time - A Hot Day, Beef Steak Rare!, A Straggler, A Quiet Nibble, A Cavalry Orderly

Plate 27: Soldiers Pass the Time: A Hot Day, Beef Steak Rare!, A Straggler, A Quiet Nibble, A Cavalry Orderly

Newspapers in Camp

Plate 28: Newspapers in Camp

Repose on the Battle Field - A Watched Pot Never Boils, A Hasty Supper, Drummer Boys, Played Out

Plate 29: Repose on the Battle Field: A Watched Pot Never Boils, A Hasty Supper, Drummer Boys, Played Out

Coming Into the Lines

Plate 30: Coming Into the Lines

The Supply Train

Plate 31: The Supply Train

Plate 33: The Picket Line

The Lull in the Fight

Plate 34: The Lull in the Fight

Traffic between the Lines

Plate 35: Traffic between the Lines

Going Into Action

Plate 36: Going Into Action

An Advance of the Cavalry Skirmish

Plate 37: An Advance of the Cavalry Skirmish

On the March - Fording a River, Twenty Minutes Halt

Plate 38: On the March: Fording a River, Twenty Minutes Halt 

'Bummers'

Plate 39: "Bummers"

The Sanctuary

Plate 40: The Sanctuary

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