"Played Out," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 10, 2013.
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engraving
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Yes
Original caption
Two foot-sore and used-up soldiers have dropped out of the column and fallen asleep at the foot of a tree, while the rear of the detachment is seen disappearing up the road.
Source citation
Edwin Forbes, Life Studies of the Great Army, A Historical Work of Art in Copper-Plate Etching ...(New York: Edwin Forbes, 1876), plate 29.
Source note
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"Drummer Boys," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 10, 2013.
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engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Drummer Boys
Source citation
Edwin Forbes, Life Studies of the Great Army, A Historical Work of Art in Copper-Plate Etching ...(New York: Edwin Forbes, 1876), plate 29.
Source note
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"A Hasty Supper on the Battle Field," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876, detail

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 10, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
A Hearty(sic) Supper on the Battle Field.
Source citation
Edwin Forbes, Life Studies of the Great Army, A Historical Work of Art in Copper-Plate Etching ...(New York: Edwin Forbes, 1876), plate 29.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here.
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"A Hasty Supper on the Battle Field," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876, zoomable image

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 10, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
A Hearty(sic) Supper on the Battle Field.
Source citation
Edwin Forbes, Life Studies of the Great Army, A Historical Work of Art in Copper-Plate Etching ...(New York: Edwin Forbes, 1876), plate 29.
Source note
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"A Watched Pot Never Boils," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 10, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
A Watched Pot Never Boils
Source citation
Edwin Forbes, Life Studies of the Great Army, A Historical Work of Art in Copper-Plate Etching ...(New York: Edwin Forbes, 1876), plate 29.
Source note
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"A Quiet Nibble on the Cavalry Skirmish Lines," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 10, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
A Quiet Nibble on the Cavalry Skirmish Lines.
Source citation
Edwin Forbes, Life Studies of the Great Army, A Historical Work of Art in Copper-Plate Etching ...(New York: Edwin Forbes, 1876), plate 27.
Source note
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"A Cavalry Orderly Awaiting Orders," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 10, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
A Cavalry Orderly Awaiting Orders.
Source citation
Edwin Forbes, Life Studies of the Great Army, A Historical Work of Art in Copper-Plate Etching ...(New York: Edwin Forbes, 1876), plate 27.
Source note
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"A Straggler," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 10, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Always sick when a fight is expected.
Source citation
Edwin Forbes, Life Studies of the Great Army, A Historical Work of Art in Copper-Plate Etching ...(New York: Edwin Forbes, 1876), plate 27.
Source note
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"Beef Steak Rare," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876

Scanned by
Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 10, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Beef steak rare.
Source citation
Edwin Forbes, Life Studies of the Great Army, A Historical Work of Art in Copper-Plate Etching ...(New York: Edwin Forbes, 1876), plate 27.
Source note
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"A Hot Day," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876, detail

Scanned by
Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 10, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Soldiers grouped about a gun in position, and sleeping under a shelter.
Source citation
Edwin Forbes, Life Studies of the Great Army, A Historical Work of Art in Copper-Plate Etching ...(New York: Edwin Forbes, 1876), plate 27.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here.
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 
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