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Artist(s): Edwin Forbes (New York, NY, 1839 - Mar 6, 1895, Brooklyn, NY) Title: A Halt in LIne of Battle. from Life Studies of the Great Army Date: 1876 Dimensions: 10 7/8 in. x 15 15/16 in. (27.62 cm x 40.48 cm) Medium: copper plate etching on paper Credit Line: Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, transfer from Phillips Academy, 1990.156.17

Related Parent:

• Life Studies of the Great Army

Related Siblings:

• The Reveille on the Line of Battle. Tattoo in Camp.
• A Slave Cabin. The Old Grist Mill. "Got any pies for sale, Aunty?"
• The Newspaper Correspondent.
• Coffee Coolers.
• Officers' Winter Quarters.
• A Scene on the Roadside near Summer Camp.
• Returning from Outpost Duty.
• A Night March.
• The Rear of the Column.
• Stuck in the Mud. A Flank March Across Country during a Thunder Shower.
• The Commissary's Quarters in Winter Camp.
• Fall in for Soup—Company Mess.
• Going into Camp at Night.
• On Picket at the River Bank. An Old Saw Mill. Waiting for Something to Turn Up
• The "Reliable Contraband."
• Home, Sweet Home.
• A Distant Battle.
• A Cavalry Charge.
• A Hot Day. Beef Steak Rare. A Straggler. A Quiet Nibble on the Cavalry Skirmi
• Newspapers in Camp.
• A Watched Pot never Boils. A Hearty Supper on the Battle Field. Drummer Boys.
• Through the Wilderness.
• Coming into the Lines.
• The Supply Train.
• Gone off with the Yanks. A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey. A Scouting Party.
• The Outer Picket Line, Winter.
• A Lull in the Fight.
• Traffic between the Lines.
• Going into Action.
• An Advance of the Cavalry Skirmish LIne.
• Fording a River. Twenty Minutes Halt.
• Bummers.
• A Wagoner's Shanty. The Deserted Picket-hut. Mud Huts.
• The Sanctuary.
• The Pontoon Bridges.
• A Thirsty Crowd at the Old Spring House. A Race for Camp
• The Leader of the Herd.
• A Rainy Day on Picket. Washing Day.
• A Christmas Dinner.

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Periods and Styles: MLC Portfolio: Civil War

Object Information

“The line, having advanced and driven the enemy, whose dead are
lying in front, is ‘dressing up,’ while a reinforcing column can be
seen coming over the hill in the distance. Shells from the enemy’s
batteries are bursting in the air.”

Exhibition History

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

The Civil War: Unfolding Dialogues, Addison Gallery of American Art, 10/15/2011 - 4/15/2012

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