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Drawings & Sketches

78,176 works

Pencil sketch of two army mules by a wooden fence, one shaded darkly in the foreground, dated 1864 at Rappahannock Station.

A tough customer. Army mule

Edwin Forbes, 1864

An old soldier

Edwin Forbes, 1863

A Yankee volunteer

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil drawing of refugees walking and riding in a mule-drawn wagon along a dirt road under trees.

African American refugees coming into the Union lines near Culpeper Court House, Va.

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of men and a child in a wagon camp beneath a large tree, with covered wagons behind them.

A breakdown in the wagoner's camp

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of a cavalry charge with raised sabres, flags, fallen horses and riders, and smoke in the background.

Cavalry Charge Near Brandy Station

Edwin Forbes, 1864

Pencil sketch of horses and soldiers pulling an artillery caisson through a pine forest, with a dead horse in the foreground.

A stormy march-(Artillery)-Spotsylvania Court House

Edwin Forbes, 1864

Pencil sketch of soldiers advancing across an open field past fencing toward a tree line, with a flag bearer.

Battle of Bethesda Church

Edwin Forbes, 1864

Pencil sketch of Bealton Station with tents, covered wagons, a rider, a two-story building, and a locomotive.

Bealton Station, on the Orange and Alexandria R.R. Depot of supplies

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil drawing of soldiers, tents, a cannon and a log cabin behind wooden breastworks under a cloudy sky.

Behind the breastworks at Cold Harbor awaiting an attack

Edwin Forbes, 1864

Pencil sketch of mounted soldiers and horse-drawn cannons racing past wooden buildings and tall trees at a rural railroad sta

Brandy Station, on the Orange and Alexandria R.R. Light artillery going to the front

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of rolling fields and distant hills with shaded earthworks in the foreground and numbered labels across the sce

Breastworks near Williamsport, Md., thrown up by Gen. Lee's army, on its retreat toward the Potomac

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of a rough wooden trestle bridge over a river, framed by leafy trees and shrubs, dated 1864.

Bridge across the Matapony River near Bowling Green, Va.

Edwin Forbes, 1864

Brown wash drawing of mounted soldiers riding past a log cabin, with a line of wagons on a distant hill.

Bummers (Foragers)

Edwin Forbes, 1862

Pencil sketch of soldiers on barrels as men with torches set fire to breastworks and forts at Manassas, with smoke rising.

Burning breastworks and forts at Manassas

Edwin Forbes, 1862

Pencil sketch of dead horses beside artillery caissons with two soldiers standing near wagons on a battlefield.

Caisson and battery horses - near the grove of trees; scene of Picketts charge

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of weeping willows over a river, with a rider on horseback at right and small tents in the distance.

Camp on Little River, Va. The march to Gettysburg

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of a mounted cavalry soldier in a kepi beside a horse, with tents and trees in the background.

Cavalry orderly waiting for orders

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of infantry and artillery in a battle near a brick house, with smoke rising over a distant tree line.

Attack on the Union position at the Chancellorsville House - E. Forbes

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of Catlett's Station, a wooden building with a porch, horses, a wagon and a crowd beside a dirt road.

Catlett's Station on the Orange & Alex. R.R. - E Forbes

Edwin Forbes, 1862

Pencil sketch of a military tent camp with wagons, horses and soldiers in front of rolling hills and mountains.

Camp Pardee-Col. Geary's command-near Upperville, Va. - EF

Edwin Forbes, 1862

Pencil sketch of a flag-decorated tent with couples dancing on a wooden floor beneath hanging chandeliers.

Ball of 2nd Corps-Washington's birthday

Edwin Forbes, 1864

Pencil sketch of a mounted soldier leading oxen along a road, with drovers and trees in the background.

Beef for the army-on the march

Edwin Forbes, 1864

Pencil sketch of soldiers and cavalry on a Civil War battlefield with pines and a split-rail fence, by Edwin Forbes.

Battlefield of Spotsylvania C.H. May 10th 64 - Edwin Forbes

Edwin Forbes, 1864

Pencil sketch of soldiers and wagons near a brick building among trees on the Chancellorsville battlefield.

Battlefield of Chancellorsville - E. Forbes

Edwin Forbes, 1864

Pencil sketch of a wooded Virginia landscape with a farmhouse, a mounted rider, soldiers and smoke in the distance.

Battle of the North Anna, from the hill above Jerico Ford showing Confederate lines, Union line, and road to Jerico F…

Edwin Forbes, 1864

Pencil sketch of two soldiers beside a stone chimney at a wooded camp, with tents and workers behind them.

Building a chimney - E.F.

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of a cavalry battle with mounted soldiers charging over a grassy slope toward hills and trees.

Cavalry fight near Aldie, Va. During the march to Gettysburg; the Union Cavalry; commanded by Gen. Pleasonton, the Co…

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of a ballroom with flag bunting, chandeliers, cannons, and crowds of dancers and uniformed officers.

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

Edwin Forbes, 1864

Pencil portrait of a moustached man in a military kepi and high-collared jacket, with handwritten caption below.

Capt. Joe Hilton, 12th NYV, Culpeper, Va.

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of a log cabin with saddled horses and a group of men in winter clothing near bare trees.

Cavalry outpost, near Potomac Creek. Daybreak on a cold morning

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil panorama of a town with church steeples, with columns of troops, horsemen and wagons in the foreground fields.

Cavalry reconnaissance to Culpepper (sic) Court House, Va.

Edwin Forbes, 1863