Civil War sketch book : drawings from the battlefront /

"In an era before photography could capture the excitement and drama of battle, illustrators known as "Special Artists"--among them such celebrated draftsmen as Winslow Homer and Thomas Nast--created some of the most important, influential and enduring images of the Civil War. Reporti...

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Main Author: Katz, Harry L.
Other Authors: Virga, Vincent
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2012]
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ISBN:9780393072204 (hardcover)
0393072207 (hardcover)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1861 : war call
  • 1862 : glory no more
  • 1863 : emancipation blues
  • 1864 : the end begins
  • 1865 : victory and death
  • Epilogue.