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Drawings & Sketches

79,297 works

Pencil sketch of soldiers working a pontoon bridge across a wooded river, with a horseback rider on the right bank.

Canvass pontoons on the North Anna

Alfred Waud, 1864

Pencil sketch of soldiers and cavalry charging across a smoky battlefield with fallen men and horses in the foreground.

Charge of Louisiana brigade Gettysburgh (sic)

Alfred Waud, 1863

Pencil sketch of cavalry riders marching along a road past stone fortifications and a brick building, dated 1864.

Cavalry marching out of Harpers Ferry

Alfred Waud, 1864

Pencil and chalk sketch of artillery soldiers firing a cannon behind earthworks, with smoke and a fallen soldier in the foreg

Capt. Stevens battery on the 6th Corps skirmish line

Alfred Waud, 1864

Sketch of soldiers charging with rifles, a flag-bearer at center, and smoke over a battlefield in brown wash.

Capture of Petersburg

Alfred Waud, 1865

Pencil sketch of a mounted rider and soldiers in conflict, with a fallen figure below, captioned Capture of a U.S. Cavalry.

Capture of a U.S. Cavalry

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of uniformed soldiers beside a cannon and horses, with handwritten notes naming Capt. Smith, 2nd N.Y. Artillery

Capt. Smith, 2nd N.Y. Artillery, Ft. Ward

Alfred Waud, 1861

Pencil sketch of a ladder-back chair with a woven seat on blue-grey paper.

Chair LCCN2004661142

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with star collar insignia, drawn on brown paper.

Confederate General William Joseph Hardee

Alfred Waud, 1862

Pencil sketch of a bearded man with shoulder-length hair and a high collar on brown paper, signed Longstreet.

Confederate General James Longstreet

Pencil portrait sketch of a bearded man in a military uniform with star collar insignia, signed Hood, on brown paper.

Confederate General John Bell Hood

Pencil drawing of a seated officer in uniform inside a canvas military tent, dated 1861.

Colonel Hawkins of 9th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Alfred Waud, 1861

Colorado

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of soldiers tending horses in a field, with mounted troops and tents in the distance.

Collecting forage. Escort skirmishing n. Harrison

Alfred Waud, 1864

Pencil sketch of cavalry, artillery and infantry on an open field near a barn, with handwritten unit labels.

Commencement of the battle of Hanover Ct. House. 1:45 PM.

Alfred Waud, 1862

Pencil sketch of a Union army commissary camp with tents, hanging meat, barrels, crates and soldiers among pine trees.

Commissary dept. Hd.qts. Army of the Potomac

Alfred Waud, 1863

Pencil sketch of a chimney above a treeline and a wooden building with a pier over the St. Johns river, Florida.

Chimney Pt. St. Johns river, Florida, 1864 (and) St Johns river

Alfred Waud, 1864

Pencil sketch of the Citadel in Charleston showing a fortified multi-story building, cannons, carriages, and a flagpole.

Citadel, Charleston

Alfred Waud, 1861

Pencil sketch of a large brick mansion with a columned portico, flanked by outbuildings, with children and dogs on the lawn.

Colonel Bully

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of a steamboat, sailboat and lighthouse on water with distant shoreline, labelled Chesapeake & Patapsco.

Chesapeake & Patapsco

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of the Battle of Savage's Station with smoke over a railroad, mounted officers, soldiers and tents.

Commencement of the battle of Savage's station, Sunday June 29

Alfred Waud, 1862

Pencil and wash drawing of a paddle steamer beached on sand, with soldiers in red uniforms and a distant fort.

Columbia ashore Sullivans Island

Alfred Waud, 1863

Pencil sketch of a rural railroad station with a small log cabin, a steam locomotive, a shed, and trees along the tracks.

Clarks Station nr. Pilkins. U.S.M.R.R

Alfred Waud, 1860

Loose pencil sketch on brown paper of figures and horses, with handwritten note Cleburne at Picketts Mill Ga May 1st 64.

Cleburne at Picketts Mill. Ga. May 1st 64

Alfred Waud, 1864

Brown wash drawing of an interior with two uniformed men beside a draped table holding a lamp and papers.

Col. Wards quarters

Alfred Waud, 1861

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a riverside city with church spires, a wooden bridge, sailing boats and a steamboat.

Cityscape with river

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch on blue paper of two wooded bluff landscapes with tree lines and a river bank, labeled Cockpit Point.

Cockpit point

Alfred Waud, 1862

Pencil sketch on green paper of a cohorn mortar on a squat base, labeled Cohorn in cursive below.

Cohorn LCCN2004661125

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil and chalk sketch of cavalry charging through a village past wagons and smoke, with hills in the distance.

Chasing the Rebs through Strasburg

Alfred Waud, 1864

Pencil sketch of a three-masted ship beside arched warehouses and a smokestack at Charlestown Navy Yard, with small boat stud

Charlestown Navy Yard

Alfred Waud, 1858

Pencil sketch of a chimney, stacked guns, and a hilltop fort with handwritten notes about Manassas.

Chimney, guns stacked again(st) (and) fort commanding R.R., Manassas

Alfred Waud, 1860

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a three-masted ship surrounded by small boats on choppy water near a rocky shore.

Cutting out a ship

Alfred Waud, 1860