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Drawings & Sketches

79,297 works

Pencil sketch of a seated man attended by two women in long dresses, with other figures loosely drawn around them.

Two women trimming a man's hair

Alfred Waud, 1860

U.S. Ship Cumberland

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of the steam transport ship Matangas on calm water, with two masts, rigging and an American flag.

U.S. Transport Matangas

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of the gunboat Louisiana with masts and flag above a paddle steamer, the Rebel Steamer Yorktown, labeled in han

U.S. Gun Boat Louisiana. Rebel Steamer Yorktown

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of a wooden bridge over a river with distant hills, and below it a wooded riverbank with reflections in the wat

Two views of military works on the James River in 1864

Alfred Waud, 1864

Pencil sketch of the U.S. gunboat Fanny on water, showing smokestack, mast with flag, and figures on deck.

U.S. Gun Boat "Fanny"

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of the sidewheel gunboat Lockwood with smokestack, paddle wheel and American flag on a tan page.

U.S. Gunboat "Lockwood"

Alfred Waud, 1860

U.S. Frigate "Sabine"

Alfred Waud, 1860

U.S. Transport "Oriental"

Alfred Waud, 1860

U.S. Transport "Star of the South"

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of soldiers, cannon and horses advancing through a wooded landscape with smoke rising in the distance.

Victorious Advance of Genl. Sykes (regulars) May 1st

Alfred Waud, 1863

Wabash

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch on brown paper of a ship's bow, masts, and rigging drawn in loose strokes.

View of ships bow and rigging

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketches of sailing ships, a paddle steamer, and a windmill on a shoreline, with handwritten labels.

Views of ships and a mill

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of a ruined city skyline with burned buildings and chimneys, with workers with picks along a river bank.

View of burned district Richmond

Alfred Waud, 1865

Pencil sketch of a rural landscape with a two-story farmhouse, a large tree, a fence, and small figures in a field.

Vienna

Alfred Waud, 1860

Wabash (and) Hunter Woodis

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil and chalk battle sketch of soldiers, drifting smoke, and a flag bearer on tan paper, dated 1862.

Warrens Brigade overpowered by Longstreets advance

Alfred Waud, 1862

Sketch of soldiers working an 8-inch mortar inside a log-walled battery, with an officer with a sword at right.

View of 8 in. Mortar in Captain Dow's Battery

Alfred Waud, 1864

Unidentified officer on horseback

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of a wooden railroad water tank on trestle supports beside trees and a picket fence.

Water Tank, W.& A.R.R.

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of a multi-story fort with arched windows, a flagpole with flag on the roof, and smoke rising behind it.

Unidentified fort

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of Union soldiers with artillery guns, wagon wheels and a cannonball on a crate in a wooden camp.

Union artillery at Petersburg

Alfred Waud, 1864

Pencil sketch of steamboats on the James River near Farrars Island, with a line of obstructions and a handwritten caption, 18

View of the bend in the James river round Farrars Island above Dutch Gap showing the obstructions sunk by Admiral Lee

Alfred Waud, 1864

Loose charcoal sketch of soldiers with raised rifles advancing through smoke in an oval vignette on blue paper.

Upton at the Salient

Alfred Waud, 1864

Pencil sketch of a mounted officer pointing forward, with soldiers, horses and flags around him on tan paper.

Unidentified officer directing his men

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted officer gesturing to soldiers with rifles, a fallen soldier in the grass, trees and smoke beh

Unidentified officer directing his men

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of a horse with a saddle carrying chickens, with handwritten notes reading Vaughans horse and chickens on saddl

Vaughans horse, chickens on saddle

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a cloak and tall hat with a walking stick, labeled Veteran 1812, on pale paper.

Veteran 1812

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil sketch on grey paper of soldiers with rifles advancing past wounded men lying on a smoky battlefield.

Wounded being carried away

Alfred Waud, 1864

Young girl with clasped hands

Alfred Waud, 1860

Pencil and chalk sketch in three panels of soldiers, wagons and horses struggling through mud near tents and a log hut.

Why the Army of the Potomac doesn't move

Alfred Waud, 1862