Civil War Reenvisioned - Battlefield Art - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine - 1 views
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John Sengia on 30 Apr 12The world came to understand the Civil War through the eyes of battlefield artists. Living alongside the troops, combat illustrators risked death, injury, and disease to convey the blow-by-blow of battle with pencil and pen, charcoal, and crayon. Their work, sketched in the direst of circumstances, shows terrible violence but also moments of surprising grace.