Civil War Art
Many artists risked their lives during the Civil War to accompany the armies and draw events. They risked disease, injury, and death. Without these artists, the nation could not truly grasp the brutalities of the war.
The picture to the left was sketched by pencil by an army artist by the name of Alfred Waud. He was put on this assignment by Harper's Weekly.
The image on the left is a scene after the Battle of Fair Oakes, when the Union troops buried their fellow comrades and burned their horses. The detail of the drawing portrays the somber, depressing emotion that many of the soldiers may have felt. The soldiers' heads hung low and he simplicity of emotion does not allow for speculation in emotion. The reality of a loss: a loss of friends, family, brothers, comrades, and leaders is created through this pencil sketch.
The picture to the left was sketched by pencil by an army artist by the name of Alfred Waud. He was put on this assignment by Harper's Weekly.
The image on the left is a scene after the Battle of Fair Oakes, when the Union troops buried their fellow comrades and burned their horses. The detail of the drawing portrays the somber, depressing emotion that many of the soldiers may have felt. The soldiers' heads hung low and he simplicity of emotion does not allow for speculation in emotion. The reality of a loss: a loss of friends, family, brothers, comrades, and leaders is created through this pencil sketch.