"Stuck in the Mud," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876, zoomable image

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 9, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
A pontoon wagon with boat stuck fast in a slough. A regiment of infantry is pulling on a rope attached to the head of the team, trying to drag them to firmer ground.
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 19.
Source note
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"The Rear of the Column," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876, detail

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 9, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Stragglers and wagon guards are bringing up the rear, while the wagon train is seen coming down the distant hill, with flankers thrown out to protect it from the enemy's horsemen.
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 17.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here.
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"The Rear of the Column," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876, detail, zoomable image

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 9, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Stragglers and wagon guards are bringing up the rear, while the wagon train is seen coming down the distant hill, with flankers thrown out to protect it from the enemy's horsemen.
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 17.

Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here.
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"The Rear of the Column," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876, zoomable image

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 9, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Stragglers and wagon guards are bringing up the rear, while the wagon train is seen coming down the distant hill, with flankers thrown out to protect it from the enemy's horsemen.
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 17.
Source note
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"A Night March," 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 9, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
The army going into action through the pine woods. In the foreground a tree has been fired to give light for the march, and over the distant woods dense volumes of smoke are rolling up, the underbrush having caught fire from burning cartridges.
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 16.
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 Night March," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876, zoomable image

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 9, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
The army going into action through the pine woods. In the foreground a tree has been fired to give light for the march, and over the distant woods dense volumes of smoke are rolling up, the underbrush having caught fire from burning cartridges.
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 16.
Source note
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"Returning from Outpost Duty," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876, further 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 9, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
A scene in winter camp. A squad of troops has just returned from the picket line and are seeking their quarters.
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 15.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here.
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"Returning from Outpost Duty," 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 9, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
A scene in winter camp. A squad of troops has just returned from the picket line and are seeking their quarters.
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 15.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here.
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"Returning from Outpost Duty," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876, zoomable image

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 9, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
A scene in winter camp. A squad of troops has just returned from the picket line and are seeking their quarters.
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 15.
Source note
Privately published. The complete set of forty plates sold for $50.00 in 1876. 

"A Scene on the Roadside near Summer Camp," Edwin Forbes, copper plate etching, 1876, further detail 2.

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 9, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Two cavalrymen, who have just returned from a scout, are having their horses shod.
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 14.
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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