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Plate 37: Advance of the Cavalry Skirmish Line
- Creator:
- Edwin Forbes, Henry J. Johnson
- Location:
- New York, New York
- Origin Date:
- 1876
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 18 7/8 in x 24 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2125
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This copper etching was done from Forbes' original sketches done on the Civil War battlefields as the special artist for "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" from 1862-1864. This etching depicts the cavalry line clearing the way while the main body is moving forward in support. One soldier on horseback is in the foreground while several soldiers on horseback can be see farther to his left. The main cavalry line is seen far in the background riding to battle. The artist's signature is etched into the lower left corner of the image. This is Plate 37 of 40 in the Life Studies of the Great Army by Edwin Forbes, copyrighted by him in 1876, and published for subscribers by Henry J. Johnson, New York. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
