Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 Stuck in the Mud

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GLC02199.19
GLC#
GLC02199.19-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1876
Author/Creator
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
Title
Stuck in the Mud
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 etching : b&w Height: 46.9 cm, Width: 59.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Marked "Plate 19." Contains 2 images. Top half titled "Stuck in the Mud," depicts a pontoon wagon with a boat stuck fast in the mud. A regiment of infantry is pulling on a rope attached to the head of the team, trying to drag them to firmer ground. Bottom image titled "A Flank March Across Country During a Thunder Storm," shows a drenched column of men marching. Actual size of the image without the margins is 28.3 x 40.7 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

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