Katz, Harry L.

Civil War sketch book : drawings from the battlefront / Drawings from the battlefront Harry L. Katz and Vincent Virga ; with a preface by Alan Brinkley. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2012. - xxv, 251 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 x 31 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 236) and index.

1861 : war call -- 1862 : glory no more -- 1863 : emancipation blues -- 1864 : the end begins -- 1865 : victory and death.

Collects the drawings of the Civil War's "special artists" who were tasked with documenting images of the war's soldiers, battles, and camps for the era's newspapers.

0393072207 : HRD $50.00 9780393072204

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Drawing, American--19th century.


United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Art and the war.

E468.7 / .K38 2012

973.7