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Winslow Homer: Soldiers Works

Homer's soldiers at work and at ease - sharpshooters, Zouaves, foragers and card players - in prints and paintings from the 1860s.

Prisoners from the Front, 1866

Prisoners from the Front

1866

Rainy Day in Camp, 1871

Rainy Day in Camp

1871

The Army of the Potomac – A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty (from…, 1862

The Army of the Potomac – A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty…

1862

Thanksgiving in Camp (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. VII), 1862

Thanksgiving in Camp (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. VII)

1862

Life in Camp, Part 1: Building Castles; Hard Tack; Upset His Coffee;…, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Building Castles; Hard Tack; Upset…

1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: In the Trenches; Good Bye; Fording; Extra…, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: In the Trenches; Good Bye; Fording;…

1864

Christmas Boxes in Camp – Christmas, 1861 (from "Harper's Weekly,"…, 1862

Christmas Boxes in Camp – Christmas, 1861 (from "Harper's…

1862

Rebels Outside Their Works at Yorktown, Reconnoitring [sic] with Dark…, 1862

Rebels Outside Their Works at Yorktown, Reconnoitring [sic]…

1862

Charge of the First Massachusetts Regiment on a Rebel Rifle Pit Near…, 1862

Charge of the First Massachusetts Regiment on a Rebel Rifle…

1862

The Army of the Potomac – Our Outlying Picket in the Woods (from…, 1862

The Army of the Potomac – Our Outlying Picket in the Woods…

1862

The Surgeon at Work at the Rear During an Engagement (from "Harper's…, 1862

The Surgeon at Work at the Rear During an Engagement (from…

1862

The War for the Union, 1862 – A Bayonet Charge (from "Harper's…

The War for the Union, 1862 – A Bayonet Charge (from…

1862

Winter Quarters in Camp – The Inside of a Hut (from "Harper's…, 1863

Winter Quarters in Camp – The Inside of a Hut (from…

1863

Home from the War (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. VII), 1863

Home from the War (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. VII)

1863

Army of the Potomac – Sleeping on Their Arms (from "Harper's Weekly,"…, 1864

Army of the Potomac – Sleeping on Their Arms (from…

1864

Thanksgiving Day in the Army – After Dinner: The Wish-Bone (from…, 1864

Thanksgiving Day in the Army – After Dinner: The Wish-Bone…

1864

Holiday in Camp – Soldiers Playing "Foot-Ball" – Sketched by Winslow…, 1865

Holiday in Camp – Soldiers Playing "Foot-Ball" – Sketched…

1865

A Shell in Rebel Trenches (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. VII), 1863

A Shell in Rebel Trenches (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. VII)

1863

The Seventy Ninth Regiment (Highlanders), New York State Militia…, 1861

The Seventy Ninth Regiment (Highlanders), New York State…

1861

Life in Camp, Part 1: Building Castles, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Building Castles

1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Hard Tack, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Hard Tack

1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Upset His Coffee, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Upset His Coffee

1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Water Call, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Water Call

1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: A Shell is Coming, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: A Shell is Coming

1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Riding on a Rail, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Riding on a Rail

1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Surgeon's Call, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Surgeon's Call

1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: An Unwelcome Visit, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: An Unwelcome Visit

1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Late for Roll Call, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Late for Roll Call

1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Stuck in the Mud, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Stuck in the Mud

1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: The Guard House, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: The Guard House

1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Tossing in a Blanket, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 1: Tossing in a Blanket

1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: Good Bye, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: Good Bye

1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: Fording, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: Fording

1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: Extra Ration, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: Extra Ration

1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: The Field Barber, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: The Field Barber

1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: Drummer, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: Drummer

1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: A Deserter, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: A Deserter

1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: Home on Furlough, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: Home on Furlough

1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: The Rifle Pit, 1864

Life in Camp, Part 2: The Rifle Pit

1864

Soldier Taking Aim [recto], 1864

Soldier Taking Aim [recto]

1864

Zouave, 1864

Zouave

1864

Soldiers felling sapling, and weaving saplings into baskets [verso], 1862

Soldiers felling sapling, and weaving saplings into baskets…

1862

Thanksgiving in Camp [verso]

Thanksgiving in Camp [verso]

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