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He was a war correspondent for Harper's Weekly.

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When did Winslow Homer go to the civil war?

In October, 1861


Was Winslow Homer in the Civil War?

Yes, he made war sketches for Harper's.


The American painter whose works were popular by the time of the Civil War era was?

winslow homer


American illustrator who worked for Harper's Weekly and covered the civil war in his art?

Winslow Homer.


What artist had firsthand knowledge of the American Civil War?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winslow_Homer Winslow Homer


Who were some famous sketch artists from the Civil War time?

Winslow Homer, Edwin Forbes , And Alfred & William Waud.


What major works did Winslow Homer do?

he painted oil paints and waterpaint of what he saw happening in the civil war Another answer: American landscape, marine, and genre painter. Homer was born in Boston. Some of his best-known works:Snap the Whip (1872). Watercolors: Breaking Storm and Maine Coast and The Hurricane. Oils: The Gulf Stream (1899) and Moonlight-Wood's Island Light and Eight Bells (1886)


What American artist began his career as an illustrator for Harper's Weekly and also covered the US Civil War in his art?

Winslow Homer was an American artist who began his career as an illustrator for Harper's Weekly and also covered the US Civil War in his art.


What has the author Hattie Lou Winslow written?

Hattie Lou Winslow has written: 'Camp Morton, 1861-1865' -- subject(s): History, Indianapolis (Ind.) Civil War, 1861-1865, Morton, Camp, Ind, Prisoners and prisons, United States Civil War, 1861-1865


Why are battle scenes missing from the photographs of the civil war?

Some one stole them.


What entertainment did people have during the civil war?

Live battles scenes out their back window.


What did you choose as major?

civil engineering