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Allen Redwood BIOGRAPHY
1844 Lancaster, Virginia - 1922 Asheville, North Carolina. Known for: Magazine illustration-Civil War.
Probably born in the South, Allen Redwood became one of the few sketch artists of the Civil War who actually fought in military battles, and his documentation was of noted historical value to the... Read full biography
Probably born in the South, Allen Redwood became one of the few sketch artists of the Civil War who actually fought in military battles, and his documentation was of noted historical value to the Southern side of the War. He was in the 55th Regiment of the Army of Northern Virginia, and wrote about... Read full biography
Probably born in the South, Allen Redwood became one of the few sketch artists of the Civil War who actually fought in military battles, and his documentation was of noted historical value to the Southern side of the War. He was in the 55th Regiment of the Army of Northern Virginia, and wrote about and sketched Civil War scenes. He was captured at the Second Battle of Bull Run and was later exchanged and made a Major in rank. In 1882, he traveled West through Idaho to Washington state. By the... Read full biography
Probably born in the South, Allen Redwood became one of the few sketch artists of the Civil War who actually fought in military battles, and his documentation was of noted historical value to the Southern side of the War. He was in the 55th Regiment of the Army of Northern Virginia, and wrote about and sketched Civil War scenes. He was captured at the Second Battle of Bull Run and was later exchanged and made a Major in rank. In 1882, he traveled West through Idaho to Washington state. By the 1890s, he was a western illustrator for Harper's, Century and other magazines, and traveled widely in the West. In 1898, Harper's magazine personnel sent him to Cuba to cover the Spanish American War. Source:. Walt Reed, The Illustrator in America,... Read full biography
Probably born in the South, Allen Redwood became one of the few sketch artists of the Civil War who actually fought in military battles, and his documentation was of noted historical value to the Southern side of the War. He was in the 55th Regiment of the Army of Northern Virginia, and wrote about and sketched Civil War scenes. He was captured at the Second Battle of Bull Run and was later exchanged and made a Major in rank. In 1882, he traveled West through Idaho to Washington state. By the 1890s, he was a western illustrator for Harper's, Century and other magazines, and traveled widely in the West. In 1898, Harper's magazine personnel sent him to Cuba to cover the Spanish American War. Source:. Walt Reed, The Illustrator in America, 1860-1940... Read full biography
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Probably born in the South, Allen Redwood became one of the few sketch artists of the Civil War who actually fought in military battles, and his documentation was of noted historical value to the Southern side of the War.
He was in the 55th Regiment of the Army of Northern Virginia, and wrote about and sketched Civil War scenes. He was captured at the Second Battle of Bull Run and was later exchanged and made a Major in rank.
In 1882, he traveled West through Idaho to Washington state. By the 1890s, he was a western illustrator for Harper's, Century and other magazines, and traveled widely in the West.
In 1898, Harper's magazine personnel sent him to Cuba to cover the Spanish ...But wait, there's more...
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