馬車のキャンプ
1864
Scrawled in the corner is 'Siege of Petersburg, '64,' anchoring this quiet scene in the grueling final year of the American Civil War. Edwin Forbes captures Union soldiers taking a brief, exhausted respite around a small campfire, dwarfed by the massive covered wagons that kept the army supplied. As an official artist for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Forbes traveled right alongside the Army of the Potomac. His raw, on-the-spot sketches gave folks back home a rare, unvarnished glimpse into the daily grind of camp life, far away from the glory of battle.
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