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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02199.27 |
| From Archive Folder | Life Studies of the Great Army |
| Title | A Hot Day |
| Date | 1876 |
| Author | Forbes, Edwin (1839-1895) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Marked "Plate 27." Group of five images. Upper left is titled "A Hot Day," and depicts soldiers grouped about a gun in position, and sleeping under a shelter. Upper right is titled "Beef Steak Rare," and shows a grizzled soldier in camp holding a frying pan with a long handle over a fire, Bottom left image is titled "A Straggler," depicting a soldier with his knapsack hanging from his rifle -- table of contents says he is "Always sick when a fight is expected." Lower middle images is titled "A Quiet Nibble on the Cavalry Skirmish Lines," and shows a cavalryman smoking a pipe and looking into the distance while his horse eats grass. Lower left image is titled "A Cavalry Orderly Waiting Orders," and shows a soldier holding the reins of his horse. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Art, Music, Theater, and Film Printing Military Camp Military Provisions Health and Medical Cavalry Tobacco and Smoking Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Forbes, Edwin (1839-1895) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Print portfolio of 40 copperplate etchings made by Forbes while accompanying Union armies Created by Forbes, a member of the French Etching Club, while he travelled with the Union Army from 1862-1865. Dated from the copyright date of 1876. A separate folder marked "Table of Contents Board," is the front cover of the book. Pasted to the back of the board is a "Descriptive Index." Was sold by subscription. Cost $25 with tinted plate paper and $50 with India plate paper. Purple stamp at bottom of index says "Sole Agent John Beacham, 23 Liberty St, N.Y." Born in New York City, Forbes became a Civil War reportorial artist for Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, joining the staff at age 22 in 1861. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |