Canvas Print: Rebel Defensive Works In Front Of Petersburg Nr. Col Averys House

Title: Rebel Defensive Works In Front Of Petersburg Nr. Col Averys House Taken By Genl. Warren - July 1864 Creator: Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891, artist Subjects: Forts & fortifications--1860-1870, Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865, Soldiers--1860-1870, Troop movements--1860-1870, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles, United States--Virginia--Petersburg, Warren, G. K.--(Gouverneur Kemble),--1830-1882--Military service Collection: Civil War Collection: Drawings (Documentary). The Documentary Drawings category includes drawings made between 1750 and 1970. Eye-witness sketches made during the U.S. Civil War are the most frequently used images. Also included are topographical views, bank note vignettes, portraits, and courtroom sketches. A large group of Russian drawings show areas of China in the 1800s. Among the well-known artists represented by numerous works are William Birch, Howard Brodie, Kenyon Cox, Edwin Forbes, Augustus Kollner, James Fuller Queen, John Rubens Smith, Elihu Vedder, George Wallis, and Alfred and William Waud.