Historical War Art

Drawings capturing key moments and landscapes from Civil War battles, illustrating historical military engagements and soldier experiences.

Monday's fight. The battle of Charles City road. Fought by Heintzelman and Franklin, drawing, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Village of Boonesboro--South Mountain in the distance where Burnside fought. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881, Military service, Military camps, Union, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Battlefields, United States, Maryland, Boonesboro , United States, Maryland, South Mountain

Monday's fight. The battle of Charles City road. Fought by Heintzelman and Franklin, drawing, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Ruiter op een heide.Soldiers are in front of the rider. It may be a maneuver train.

Attack on the center. Chickamauga. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga, 1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Georgia, Chickamauga

Beneden Artillerists in a park, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 9 and Page 10 from a sketchbook with 35 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk land forces (+ artillery). park. horse

Warring soldiers. Leaf 40 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Genl. Cases approach to the Ostenugua sic. May 15, 1864. Right or West Bank at Lays Ferry. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Cases, Henry, Military service, Resaca, Battle of, Resaca, Ga, 1864, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Georgia, Lay's Ferry , United States, Georgia, Oostenaula River

Wounded taken from out the fire, left of Kennesaw, ca. 1864 June 27, drawing, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Field chef. Under a tent, two bakers knead the dough on a counter, opposite them a soldier. A baker fires the oven in the middle. On the left a cart, a horse and a man with a bag on his back.

Rising cannons on plain, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print Soldiers and horses pulling cannons forward on a plain. print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFranceFrance paper etching firearms: cannon (+ handling of weapons). firearms: cannon. the soldier; the soldier's life. battle

Photo production of an engraving: battle for Huy, 1595 ..

Beleg van Constantinopel.Armed troops on horses at the city walls of Constantinople.

Fishermen on a breakker, 1914 - 1916 In the background a coast and house. Page 40 Verso from a sketchbook with 41 sheets. paper. chalk coast (+ landscape with figures, staffage). coastal protection work, breakwater

Twee paarden in een landschap.In the distance a soldier, possibly a hussar. The horses restlessly rest.

An ink and feather drawing by Carl Schindler from 1838-1842 depicting infantry soldiers, showing military uniforms, formation, and equipment.

Drawing up the camp by the moving artillerie.an Officer at a Horse in front. Page 25 And Page 26 From a Sketchbook with 32 Sheets.

Cavalrymen on a village road. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1873 - c. 1886. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 212 mm × w 320 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

View of Long Island & East River, from my quarters on N. York Island. 18th Septr. 1776. Robertson, Archibald, approximately 1745-1813. 1776. Drawings. Spencer Collection. Armies , British , To 1799, Military officers , Personal narratives, War in art, United States , History , Revolution, 1775-1783, Campaigns & battles, Long Island (N.Y.), Sailboats, East River (N.Y.) , 1700-1799

Battle of Bristow sic Station. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Arnold, William A, Military service, United States, Army, Rhode Island Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1864) , Bristoe Station, Battle of, Va, 1863, Artillery (Weaponry), 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties, United States, Virginia, Bristoe Station

Signal station. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. United States, Army, Signal Corps, 1860-1870, Military camps, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Communications, United States

The cavalry camp on the Malieveld in 's-Gravenhage, 1742; committed committed guesses. The Cavalry Camp on the Malieveld in 's-Gravenhage, 1742; Riders Acted for the Committed Council tent; In The Background The Prinsessegracht.

A. A view of the country from the town of Boston extending to Phipp's Farm, taken from the epaulement of the citadel at CharlesTown. 4th Janry 1776. Robertson, Archibald, approximately 1745-1813. 1762 - 1780. Drawings. Spencer Collection. Armies , British , To 1799, Military officers , Personal narratives, War in art, United States , History , Revolution, 1775-1783, Campaigns & battles, Boston (Mass.)

Figures on a pontoon bridge and an open fence.in The Distance Buildings. Leaf 26 Verso and Leaf 27 Recto from a Sketchbook with 38 Blades Means During The Expedition to Nova Zembla in 1880.

Key at the print of the citadel of Antwerp, December 1832. Key or explanation of the presentation of the bombing of the citadel of Antwerp, 20-23 December 1832. At the top of Legenda 1-12.

Union pickets foreground. Rebel in hay stack. Munson Hill Fort. Lumley, Arthur, approximately 1837-1912. 1861 - 1864. Sketches, Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Rough sketch of soldiers walking with backpacks , Text on sheet: Blue Water Creek, Tenn., 20 III 62. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress, Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:188). Soldiers, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel.

Battle of Bristow Station, 1863 October 14, drawing on cream lined paper pencil, 10.9 x 36.0 cm. (sheet), 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Old man dead on his porch near the Rapidan-- house burned--1863. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties, United States, Virginia, Rapidan River

Battle of Bannockburn, 1913, United Kingdom, by Henry Brown. Gift of Mrs Harold Wright, 1965.

Riders, possibly soldiers, George Hendrik Breitner, 1881 - 1883 Page 31 from a sketchbook with 19 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk. pencil riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. division of armed forces (+ land forces)

Bij Charleroi.Canceling the siege of Charleroi and retreat from the troops of Willem III, August 14, 1677.

Swamp Angel, after bursting. Ruins of a cannon on top of a wall of sandbags, in the middle of a grassy field. Soldiers stand around the ruins and on the wall.

Cossacks in an ambush, draughtsman: Louis Moritz, 1783 - 1850, paper, pen, h 195 mm × w 265 mm

Army Encampment, Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, Graphite, brush and watercolor on wove paper, Horizontal view of an army encampment showing tents at right and left, in foreground; a line of tethered horses, in left middle ground; and additional tents suggested in background; verso: sketches of human and horse legs., USA, 1862, landscapes, Drawing, Drawing

Two humorous genre scenes; Verso: Drawings of soldiers, drawings of the MC tied monogram; Czachórski, Stanisław (1853-1904); 1897 (1897-00-00-1897-00-00);firearms, rural roads, trees, horses, monograms, landscapes, rural landscapes, winter landscapes, hunting, birds, sleighs, humorous scenes, genre scenes, sketches, purchase (provenance), sled, soldiers

Field battle and two armed men in tunic. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1873. Place: Rotterdam. Measurements: h 242 mm × w 347 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

This image features a drawing created by Captain Andre Smith, an official American artist. It depicts Montabaur, a town located on the left bank of the Rhine and served as the headquarters for the 1st Division during World War One. The photograph is labeled as 111-SC-42949 and was taken by S.C. Lab Med on March 1, 1919.

Lalanne, Maxime (n.1827-11-27-D.1886-07-29), defense of Paris during the siege (1870-1871), Bastion 64. Tir on Brimborion (dummy title), 1870. Musée Carnavalet, History from Paris.

Cavalryists in the dunes at The Hague.Possible Houses.

Winslow Homer, Advance of the Skirmish Line, 1864 Advance of the Skirmish Line

The soldiers sharing rations. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Appomattox Campaign, 1865, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Surrenders, Confederate, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, United States

Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863 - Adolph Metzner

Attack, battle scene. Brandt, Józef (1841-1915), draughtsman, cartoonist

Landscape with horses and soldiers, possible hussars ..

Deep Bottom. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Military camps, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Virginia, Deep Bottom

The Rhode Island Camp, Arthur Lumley (ca. 1837-1912), 1861 - 1864, United States, History, Civil War (1861-1865), Pencil drawing, 1 drawing, dimensions 22.5 x 50.7 cm

View of an Encampment of the Army of Willem III, anonymous, Josua de Grave (copy after), 1675 - 1725 drawing paper brush (military) camp with tents. (military) camp with tents

Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, Medina, East Cowes Side, 7 August 1826, 1826 or 1829. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

View of the Army Encampment at Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Barend Klotz (possibly), 1674 drawing Nivelles paper. ink pen / brush (military) camp with tents Nivelles

Gen. Patrick riding around Richmond. Caskie, Major. 1861 - 1864. Sketches, Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Historical representation, George Hendrik Breitner, 1867 - 1923, draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner, 1867 - 1923, paper, h 234 mm × w 340 mm

Benjamin West, Study for The Battle of La Hogue (recto), 1778 Study for The Battle of La Hogue recto

Working women in the field, draughtsman: Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871 - 1906, paper, h 286 mm × w 460 mm

Drawing, Army Cook's Tent; Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910); USA; graphite, brush and wash on paper; 17.3 x 25 cm (6 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

Drummed out. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Drums, 1860-1870, Soldiers, 1860-1870, Military camps, 1860-1870, Military discharges, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, United States

Compositiestudies en een boot.Composition study with cavalryists, composition study with horses, a men's head and a boat. Page 73 and page 74 from a sketchbook with 42 sheets.

Three sketches of fallen cemetery crosses; Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936); 1898 (1898-00-00-1898-00-00);Partage Plus, cemeteries, crosses, cemetery crosses, sketches, purchase (provenance)

Fleeing riders, Christiaan Josi (Possible), After Dirk Langendijk, 1795 - 1821 Various fleeing riders. In the foreground an officer with a broken of a lance and a stumbled horse. tracing paper. chalk military discipline (+ cavalry, horsemen)

... Oakhill, the north end of Falls Church, Va.. Lumley, Arthur, approximately 1837-1912. 1861. Sketches, Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Cavalry Skirmish; Théodore Géricault (French, 1791 - 1824); 1812 - 1814; Graphite; 15.2 x 10.6 cm (6 x 4 3,16 in.)

Depiction of Bavarian Ulanen cavalry by Heinrich Lang, executed in pencil on paper with a red cut on the left edge, 1886, showing riders, horses, and military formation.

Funeral Stud, 1651 drawing Funeral procession consisting of mourning people who follow a corpse; In the front of a barely distinguishable row of riders. Zwolle paper. chalk

Two sitting figures and a landscape, George Hendrik Breitner, 1887 - 1891 Possibly soldiers. Page 33 and Page 34 from a sketchbook with 83 sheets. Doesburg paper. pencil sitting on the ground. landscapes. the soldier; the soldier's life

Copy of a Sketch of Colonel Crealock's Engagement in India. Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)

On the Carolina coast nr. Hatteras. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Shipwrecks, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, United States, North Carolina, Hatteras Inlet

Horizontal view of a group of soldiers seated in various positions with one standing at far right. Date: 1862. Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Cattle Raid. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902, Military service, Forage, 1860-1870, Cattle raids, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies, United States, Virginia, Harrison's Landing , United States, Virginia, Coggin's Point , United States, Virginia, James River

THE REBELLION IN THE SUDAN, 1883: SIR HANDOOK (THE WELL OF HANDOOK), THE FIRST STATION AFTER LEAVING SUAKIM (THE FIGURE I SHOWS THE SPOT WHERE 200 EGYPTIAN SOLDIERS WERE KILLED BY THE REBELS); THE FORTIFIED TOWN OF KASSALA, THE CAPITAL OF UPPER NUBIA, THE ROAD TO WHICH HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS

Soldiers with spears, on foot and on horseback, George Hendrik Breitner, 1873 Some wear a winged helmet. Page 8 Recto from a sketchbook with 25 sheets. Rotterdam paper. pencil division of armed forces (+ cavalry, horsemen). division of armed forces (+ infantry). casting weapons: spear

Throwing up earthworks to prevent a night attack. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Soldiers, 1860-1870, Construction, 1860-1870, Military officers, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Engineering & construction, United States

Pencil and watercolor depiction by Carl Schindler showing a dragoon patrol performing reconnaissance around 1840, with figures and horses.

Seventh part of the Maskerade of the students of the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences on 17 June 1846, represented the entry of Prince Philips II in Utrecht on October 3, 1549.

Defense of Paris: Bastion 66, 6th sector, October 26, 1870.

Portret Van Pedro Enriquez de Acevedo, Graaf Van Fuentes, Anonymous, 1591 - 1650 print paper engraving / letterpress printing historical persons. armour. commander-in-chief, general, marshal

A battle scene: men are shown fighting on horseback. Etching by or after J. Gamelin, 1778/9.

Near the cemetery, Gettysburg retiring disabled artillery. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa, 1863, Artillery (Weaponry), 1860-1870, Troop movements, 1860-1870, Soldiers, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties, United States, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg

Camp at Cumberland with a view of the Pamunkey River full of gunboats and transports. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military camps, 1860-1870, Ships, 1860-1870, Troop movements, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, United States, Virginia, Cumberland , United States, Virginia, Pamunkey River

War album 25, picture 6619.

Camp in Ky i.e. Kentucky. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress, Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:188). Military camps, Kentucky, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Kentucky.

Artwork: "Ruins of 1918 Trench System," 1942. Artist: Alban Wolf. Catalog Number: G.W.1.8595.47. US Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Battle of Saint-Quentin (French soldiers in the vicinity of the windmill); unknown, GTB (cartoonist; Fl. Ca 1894); 1894-1895 (1894-00-00-1895-00-00);

Colorado. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Colorado (Ship), 1860-1870, Ships, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, United States

Dusty millers , Mills, Carts & wagons, Fishermen, Fishing. Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910). Prints and Drawings

Lingayen Gulf -- January 9. This image depicts artwork of American vessels and planes engaging Japanese planes before the invasion of Leyte, drawn by Coast Guard Combat Artist Jack B. Gildersleeve.

Funeral march. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Funeral rites & ceremonies, 1860-1870, Soldiers, 1860-1870, Carts & wagons, 1860-1870, Drums, 1860-1870, Flutes, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, United States

German Uhlans on horses Ivanec ', Ivan (1893 1946)

St. Patrick's Day in the army--Jumping the ditch / EF.. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. United States, Army of the Potomac, Irish Brigade, Sports, 1860-1870, Saint Patrick's Day, 1860-1870, Irish Americans, Military service, 1860-1870, Horse racing, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, Union, United States

Review, 2nd Corps, Falmouth. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military camps, 1860-1870, Military parades & ceremonies, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, United States, Virginia, Falmouth , II Corps.

Dijkbroak in Arnhem, 1855. The breakthrough of the Arnhemmer Broekdijk in Arnhem at De Wijndod in March 1855.

From the history sheets, Archduke Mathias visits the Dutch army camp on July , Frans Franz Hogenberg -, Copper Engraver

The Spanish, English and Dutch fleets for Deal (left half), 1639, Wencslaus Hollar, 1640 print The Spanish, English and Dutch fleets for Deal, October 20, 1639, prior to the Zeeslag at Duins on October 21, 1639. Left half of a performance on two magazines. Off the coast the Spanish fleet under the command of Antonio de Oquendo. On the left the village deal and a cartouche with the title and assignment in Latin. paper etching / engraving battle (+ naval force). Battle of the Downs Deal

Third Carlist War (1872-1876). Basque Country. Alava. Pass of Herrera. San Leon fort, occupied by General Jenaro Quesada, 1st Marquis od Miravalles (1818-1889) on November 5, 1875. Entry. Parade ground. Engraving by Rico. "La Ilustración Española y Americana", 1876.

Germanna Ford. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va, 1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Battlefields, United States, Virginia, Germanna Ford

Encampment one of 25 originally bound, Sawrey Gilpin, 1733-1807, British, undated, Graphite and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream, laid paper, Sheet: 7 3/4 × 15 1/8 inches (19.7 × 38.4 cm), encampments, military, genre subject, landscape, tents

Plan of main work, Allatoona cut. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Dallas, Battle of, Dallas, Ga, 1864, Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, Artillery (Weaponry), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Georgia, Allatoona Pass

Boer War: five sketches of the ambulance service and Langman Field Hospital within the Orange River Colony. Pen and ink drawing by Oliver Paque, 1900.

Chateau Imperial de Saint-Cloud. Ecuries de L'Empereur. Un Attelage de la Poste Imperiale. A Set of Horses of The Imperial Post.. Unknown maker, French

Sketchbook: Marines William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905).. Graphite on white paper, 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (92 pages). American Art

The hitching post, Virginia. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Children, 1860-1870, African Americans, 1860-1870, Women, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, United States, Virginia

Tomb of the combatants of July 1830 on the Champ-de-Mars.

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