Forrest Forrest Art

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Sure thing 7th MS.
I forgot to do so.

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

This is my favorite, done in 1867 by Nicola Marschall.

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YES!!....That is the post-card that I have!!

 

[Barnesville Blues]

I actually don't have to many Civil War portraits period because you just can't really find them in Europe and when I do see them, I am on Vacation in the US. So I either have to buy a small one that I can fit in my suitcase or have the portrait shipped and I hate having stuff stiffed to Ireland from America.

You know, I ordered some obituaries one time from a Library in Savannah Georgia. Over a year past and I never had received them...I figured they decided not to send them to me in Ireland. Then suddenly one day they appeared in my mail. The US postal served had misdelivered the package twice to the Grand Caymen Islands.....TWICE!!!!!

But yeah, I have that portrait of Forrest, the one called "Lee and his Generals" that actually has Army of Tennessee Generals in it as well., and my favorite is a portrait of General Lee before the war in his Blue US Army Uniform. I use to have one of Stonewall Jackson as well but someone broke into my house one time. They stole a bunch of stuff, left all the pictures but the one of Stonewall Jackson. I guess they were a fan.

 

[AUG]

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I don't own it myself, though this is probably my favorite piece of Forrest artwork. "Nathan Bedford Forrest" by Don Troiani, of Forrest leading his cavalrymen out from Fort Donelson.

 

[donna]

All great artwork. It be nice to add favorite artwork to the Lee and Lincoln threads of them.

 

[wayne jackson]

was he right or left handed?

 

[diane]

was he right or left handed?

Forrest was a southpaw!

 

[nitrofd]

I don't have a picture of it but the print I really like is the one where the young girl shows Forrest where to ford the river

 

[wayne jackson]

Forrest was a southpaw!

thanks

 

[diane]

This was put up by YankeeHoorah, but I think I'll put it up in a little bigger size! It's one of my favorite battles - called Charge 'Em Both Ways by Ron Lesser:

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

I don't have a picture of it but the print I really like is the one where the young girl shows Forrest where to ford the river

That's one of my favorites,

TO THE LOST FORD by John Paul Strain
General N.B. Forrest & Emma Sansom
May 2, 1863

Forrest's Pursuit Of Streight by Clyde Heron

 

[diane]

In the category of artwork I'd like to see: Forrest's solo ride across the ridge under enemy fire at Parker's Crossroads. If he hadn't been riding Roderick, that would have been all she wrote about the Wizard of the Saddle! That battle was also the only time the Federals ever captured Forrest - which was the objective of the whole thing.

 

[Patrick H]

Many nice pieces of art shown here! I'm seeing most of these for the first time. "To the Lost Ford" is a nice bit of story telling. Thanks for starting this thread and thanks to all of you for posting. Please keep them coming.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

BRICE'S CROSSROADS by John Paul Strain

 

[AUG]

"Brice's Crossroads" by Rick Reeves

 

[Blessmag]

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[7th Mississippi Infantry]

DEVIL ON THE RIVER
by Rick Reeves
General Nathan Bedford Forrest with Morton's Battery at Johnsonville, Tenn., November 4, 1864

 

[Nathanb1]

DEVIL ON THE RIVER
by Rick Reeves
General Nathan Bedford Forrest with Morton's Battery at Johnsonville, Tenn., November 4, 1864
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Rickerty-shay!

 

[diane]

Lol! Forrest had a ball playing with that gun - loved those Bull Pups! By the way, outside of my little drawing of Morton's charge at Brice's Crossroads, I believe that's the first time he's been depicted, at least clearly, in any Forrest paintings.

 

[diane]

I don't know if this belongs in the art thread or not, but I don't know where else to put it. Theater is art, though, and this Cherokee man, Billy Longwolf, is representing one of Bill Anderson's guerrillas. I think he could do Forrest easy! (Going to need contacts, though... )

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