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Major Battles of the Civil War

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Alfred R. Waud, an artist for Harper’s Weekly, sketching on the battlefield of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1863. In this activity, you’ll analyze several of Waud’s sketches.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division LC-DIG-cwpb-00074.

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Sketch 1

This sketch by Alfred R. Waud was drawn on July 1 or 2, 1863. The title, “The Devil’s Den Gettysburg ,” can be seen on the lower left. The text on the lower right reads, “Vincents brigade driven in.” The back of the sketch, not visible here, has an inscription that reads, “C[entury] W[eekly] No. 20, pg 323. The struggle for Devil’s Den, Gettysburg.”(Additional information about the image is available at the Library of Congress <https://lccn.loc.gov/2004660315>.)

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division LC-DIG-ppmsca-21283.

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Sketch 2

This sketch by Alfred R. Waud was drawn between July 1-3, 1863. The title, “Rifle Pits in the woods,” is inscribed in the lower center. The text on the lower right reads, “Hayes Brigade, Birneys div. 2nd Corps / Rhodas battery.” The text on the lower left reads, “Put in groups of officers and soldiers / Butl (?) K. 4th. / There are 6 horses to Limbers so continue the harness out of the picture.” The back of the sketch, not visible here, has an inscription that reads, “Gettysburg, Pa. 125th New York-Div-Hayes Corps- 2. K [killed]- 26; W [wounded]- 104; M [missing] - 9 = 139.”(Additional information about the image is available at the Library of Congress <https://lccn.loc.gov/2004660299>.)

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division LC-DIG-ppmsca-21260.

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Sketch 3

This sketch by Alfred R. Waud was published in Harper’s Weekly, 1863. The title, “Marching prisoners over the mountains to Frederick, M.D.” is inscribed at the bottom of the image. The back of the sketch, not visible here, has an inscription that reads, “After Gettysburg.”(Additional information about the image is available at the Library of Congress <https://lccn.loc.gov/2004660328>.)

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division LC-DIG-ppmsca-21299.