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Supply Train
Title
Supply
Train
Item ID
P0345_PLATE31_THE_SUPPLY_TRAIN
Description
In
1861
Edwin
Forbes
was
hired
as a
staff
artist
by
"Frank
Leslie's
Illustrated
Newspaper."
He
covered
the
Army
of the
Potomac
from
1862-1864
, and was
known
for his
ability
to
draw
quickly.
His
primary
interest
was in
recording
the
everyday
activity
of
soldiers.
"Supply
Train"
plate
31
,
is
from his
publication
"Life
Studies
of the
Great
Army."
Subject
United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
Military supplies
Covered wagons
Military life
Creator
Forbes
,
Edwin
Date
1876
Publisher
New
York
:
Fords
,
Howard
&
Hulbert
Format of Original
Etching
Digital Format
JPG
Owning Institution
Indiana Historical Society
Source Collection Name
Thirty
years
after:
an
artist's
story
of the
great
war
,
told
, and
illustrated
with
nearly
300
relief--etchings
after
sketches
in the
field
, and
20
half-tone
equestrian
portraits
Source Collection Number
E
468.7.F66
1890
Digital Collection Name
Civil
War
Materials
Digital Collection Number
DC008
Copyright Notice
Digital Image © 2007 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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