War Art 8: American Civil War

Artists have depicted war in a variety of paintings and sketches. Here are 270 of the best depicting the bloody American Civil War, its uniforms and leaders, from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, gleaned from the Internet and set to music.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• art
• paintings
• american
• civil
• war
• Grant
• Lee
• north
• south
• rebs
• yankees
• confederates
• dixie

[KeithFWinfree]

How can I print the pictures private use.

[bestjonbon]

Seek them on the Internet as I did. They are all available. Many are listed on the sites of the artists themselves. So type in "civil war art," or "military art," or "military artists." Like that. Just keep plugging in new key words until you see what you want.

[peterwilliamham]

Thankyou for posting 5*****

[bestjonbon]

You bet!

[shadowolfe009]

I LOVE IT

[bestjonbon]

Thank you!

[wisserke]

Waw, nice one, some images I had never seen before.

But why do you use the British grenadiers at 6:10 ? That's not a very American tune : -)

[nichlsonstu]

the second song reminds me of deer hunter. these paintings are great and the music makes them even more fantastic by the way whos flag is that at 3:21?

[rebel2276]

That blue flag with the white cross, was an early version of "Polk's Corps Pattern". It is a very rare flag and only three Confederate units were known to carry that flag. The 22nd Alabama (In the painting at 3:12), the 24th Alabama (Flag is in Chicago) and Water's Alabama Battery flag is located in Montgomery, Alabama.

The flag was presented in the spring of 1863. That flag was captured at Chickamauga by the 121st Ohio. The color-bearer was "well in advance of his men".

[bestjonbon]

It's a drum tattoo, followed by "Johnny Reb," I think. My music records went down in a computer clean-up last month (my fault, not my Mac).

Cheers, John

[LSUWarlan]

may i ask what is the song at 7:10?

[bestjonbon]

Thanks for the nice comment!

Cheers, John