Advertisement
Advertisement
Alfred R Waud Sketch of Thanksgiving 1861
1
Kathy Pinna
shared a photo
on Nov 23, 2011 10:02 PM
Description:
Alfred R Waud's sketch of Thanksgiving in a Civil War camp, Thursday November 28th 1861. This may be the camp of General Louis Blenker.
Alfred Rudolph Waud was an artist who was most remembered for the sketches that he made as a correspondent for the Civil War. Since the technology didn't exist for photos to be printed in newspapers, Waud was instrumental in bringing scenes of the Civil War to the public.
Sketch courtesy of the Library of Congress, Alfred R Waud
Alfred Rudolph Waud was an artist who was most remembered for the sketches that he made as a correspondent for the Civil War. Since the technology didn't exist for photos to be printed in newspapers, Waud was instrumental in bringing scenes of the Civil War to the public.
Sketch courtesy of the Library of Congress, Alfred R Waud
Date & Place:
at Civil War Camp in Virginia USA
People tagged in this photo
None / Unknown
Related Topics
Followers
Comments
Loading comments
ancientfaces