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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02199.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Life Studies of the Great Army |
| Title | A Slave Cabin |
| Date | 1876 |
| Author | Forbes, Edwin (1839-1895) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Marked "Plate 10." Contains 3 images. Upper left image is titled "A Slave Cabin," and shows a shabby wooden shack with a makeshift canopy for a porch. Upper right image is titled "The Old Grist Mill," and shows a large clapboard mill with a very tall waterwheel and a stone foundation. Bottom image is titled "'Got any pies for sale, Aunty?'" and shows a Union soldier straggling from the line of march in a search of luxuries. The cabin the soldier is at has a roof that is caving in. The bottom picture is flanked on one side by the image of a slave named "Sam" and flanked on the other by an image titled "A Picaninny" and shows a slave child and grandfather. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.3 x 40.5 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Titles taken from the table of contents. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Art, Music, Theater, and Film Printing African American History Slavery Mill Diet and Nutrition Military Camp Military Provisions Children and Family Architecture |
| People | Forbes, Edwin (1839-1895) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Print portfolio of 40 copperplate etchings made by Forbes while accompanying Union armies Created by Forbes, a member of the French Etching Club, while he travelled with the Union Army from 1862-1865. Dated from the copyright date of 1876. A separate folder marked "Table of Contents Board," is the front cover of the book. Pasted to the back of the board is a "Descriptive Index." Was sold by subscription. Cost $25 with tinted plate paper and $50 with India plate paper. Purple stamp at bottom of index says "Sole Agent John Beacham, 23 Liberty St, N.Y." Born in New York City, Forbes became a Civil War reportorial artist for Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, joining the staff at age 22 in 1861. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |