Illustrations

Published: 11/4/11

Image of the Day: The Dogs of War

From Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, “An Incident of Battle — A Faithful Dog Watching the Dead Body of His Master”: Credit: Frank Leslie’s The Soldier in Our Civil War.

Published: 10/28/11

Are You Ready for Some (Civil War) Football?

Winslow Homer’s depiction of Union soldiers playing “Foot-Ball” in camp. Looks harmless enough… Image credit: Library of Congress.