Eye-witness sketches made during the U.S. Civil War mainly by Alfred R. Waud. Writing by the artist can also be seen on most of the sketches. Only Skilled artists were commissioned to record the events of 1861-1865, photography was too slow and the equipment too cumbersome. An artist such as Waud would do detailed sketches in the field, which were then rushed by courier back to the main office of the newspaper they were working for, which was the "New York Illustrated News". He first illustrated General Winfield Scott in Washington, D.C., and then entered the field to render the First Battle of Bull Run in July. Waud followed a Union expedition to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina the next month. That autumn, he sketched army activity in the Tidewater region of Virginia. Alfred was one of only two artists present at the Battle of Gettysburg. His depiction of Pickett's Charge is thought to be the only visual account by an eyewitness. The file size is almost 34MB

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*BONUS* Included in this auction 76 original photographs depicting scenes during the American Civil War. The file size is almost 12MB