Paintings

[Pollaco]

I've always liked this self portrait of Chapman because it looks alot like a nephew of mine

 

[dennmorr]

James Hope was a Captain in the 2nd Vermont. A native of Vermont he later to moved to Watkins Glen NY (my home town) where he maintained a studio in the Glen gorge. When I was a teenager the Hope gift shop run by his heirs was still in business. He was known as one of the Hudson River School of artists. He also painted huge panoramas of the Battle of Antietam which are now displayed at the Battlefield.
Dennis Morris

 

[SpanishFort]

Nicola Marschall. I am just now exploring his career. I understand he is Prussian and came over in 1849. Considering the date of his arrival, I gather it might had something to do with the 1848 Revolutions. Anyone have any insight on his European background?

 

[Peace Society]

Julian Scott, a Union veteran.

What regiment etc was he in?

 

[RedRover]

What regiment etc was he in?

At age 15 in 1861 Julian Scott joined Company E, 3rd Vermont as a musician.

He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Lee's Mills, Virginia in 1862 in rescuing wounded men under fire. This is from the biography of Scott, by Robert Titterton...

Here's his popular painting, "Death of General Sedgewick"...

 

[H. J. Durgin]

Hunt P. Wilson, Confederate veteran. Some of his work....

Wilson, Hunt P. | American Civil War Museum

 

[Trooper "D"]

I would call the example shown in this link hyper realistic -

Soldier-Artists and the Battle Experience (Part I) - Emerging Civil War

This is the first of two posts regarding soldier-artists and their depictions of the experience of battle. “Pshaw. It’s no use, they can’t picture a battle,” exclaimed the young son of Reverend A. M. Stewart of the 102nd Pennsylvania Volunteers, a recent observer of the battles of Williamsburg...

emergingcivilwar.com

Not a painting though.

 

[Trooper "D"]

Winslow Homer was not a veteran but he was sent to cover the war by Harpers. His paintings and sketches accurately depict the lives of the soldiers and I think they are very realistic. One of my favorite paintings by him is "The Brierwood Pipe" depicting two Zouaves in camp. There are veterans who painted during and after the war. Some are quite good but none are in the same class as Homer.

His paintings of those Zoaves are ecsquiset. The horse shoe one I'm remembering. So small a painting for such detail. Shepperd had some small gems as well. Saw them at the Museum of the Confederacy in a '77 exhibit. Beautiful work.

 

[Zack]

Adolph G. Metzner was a captain in the 32nd Indiana.

Adolph G. Metzner - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Casualties at Shiloh:

"You are the father - don't deny it" in the camp of the 32nd Indiana:

Jacob Labinsky left in photo, right in a Metzner drawing

Battle of Peach Tree Creek:

Chickamauga:

Servant polishing:

Lost on the Field at Chickamauga:

Stones River Rebellion:

Inside of Confederate Fortifications after Resaca:

The March from Corinth to Battle Creek:

Green River:

Skirmish Line at Salt River, Kentucky October 9, 1862:

Bathing in the Chattahouchee River, Georgia with Difficulty July 1864:

Young Lady's Call on Outpost (it seems Metzner was prone to racist caricatures for black folks):

More:

Search results from Available Online, Metzner, Adolph

Search results 1 - 25 of 122.

www.loc.gov

The Civil War Sketches of Adolph Metzner (1861–64)

Remarkable collection of sketches, drawings and watercolours left to us by Adolph Metzner, during his three years of service with the 1st German, 32nd Regiment Indiana Infantry.

publicdomainreview.org

Free to Use and Reuse: Adolph Metzner Civil War Drawings | Timeless

Post about online availability and free use of Adolph Metzner Civil War drawings.

blogs.loc.gov

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

Bathing in the Chattahouchee River, Georgia with Difficulty July 1864:

Ok- now I know that leeches were one of the hazards soldiers dealt with when bathing in rivers…..