Forbes, Edwin (1839-1895) Fording a River
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02199.38 Author/Creator: Forbes, Edwin (1839-1895) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Print Date: 1876 Pagination: 1 etching : b&w ; 46.9 x 59.4 cm. Order a Copy
Marked "Plate 38." Divided into 2 images. Top image is titled "Fording a River," and shows infantry wading into a stream at a ford, with a line of cavalry posted below to catch any unlucky soldier who may be carried away by the force of the current. Bottom image is titled "Twenty Minutes Halt," and shows a column of troops resting during a march and lying under trees and on the road. Wagons are lined up down the road as well. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.4 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.
Created by Forbes, a member of the French Etching Club, while he travelled with the Union Army from 1862-1865. Born in New York City, Forbes became a Civil War reportorial artist for Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, joining the staff at age 22 in 1861.
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