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	Trading for Coffee and Tobacco Between the Fortified Lines During a Truce Title Trading for Coffee and Tobacco Between the Fortified Lines During a Truce Item ID P0345_PLATE35_TRADING_COFFEE_FOR_TOBACCO 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. "Trading for Coffee and Tobacco Between the Fortified Lines During a Truce" plate35, 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 life Battlefields Barter 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 Destination IN Journey Destination Indiana Civil War Indiana Soldiers Copyright Notice Digital Image © 2007 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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