sketches

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. Two men wash clothes while water is heated over a fire. One, wearing no pants, scrubs clothing against a washboard in a tub. The other beats clothing against a bench with a wooden club. Pantless man: 'Bob why don't you holler and let the fellers know we take in washing.' Other man: 'Heres the place to have your washing done. Two pieces for five cents.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 3/8 x 6 in. Two men carry a bucket of coffee suspended from a stick. One man is barefoot and with patched clothes, the other holds a cup. Barefoot man: 'Heres your good hot coffee.' Other man: 'Only one cracker a cup'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 6 x 6 1/2 in. A baker rolls dough out onto a table at which a prisoner is seated, eating biscuits. Another prisoner stands behind the table, buying biscuits. More biscuit dough is under the table and a cooking fire is in front of the table. Seated prisoner: 'Why don't you make your biscuits larger, I can eat three plates and not have enough.' Standing prisoner: 'Mr. How many biscuits will you give me for this fat piece of meat.' Baker: 'Heres your hot biscuits, five and molasses to go with them for five cents.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. A prisoner stands in front of a wooden fence over which an African-American guard points a bayonetted rifle. Guard: 'Git away from dat dar fence white man or I'll make Old Abe's Gun smoke at you I can hardly hold de ball back now. De bottom rails on top now.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper. 5 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. Prisoners stand and sit next to an open gate in a high wooden fence, talking each other into taking an oath of loyalty to the United States. African-American guards go through the gate. Prisoners say, 'I wonder what makes this place so lousy;' 'Come on bob let's enlist to fight the indians, damn the difference;' 'Come on John let's take the oath;' and 'If you push me again I'll break your head.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. Three men stand around a bucket full of lemonade. The middle man holds a cup, the man on the left reaches out and touches his shoulder. Man on left: 'Mr give me some of that, I'm a sick man and I think a little would do me sights of good.' Man in middle: 'I don't keep Lemonade for sick men, go to the doctor and get a dose of Oil, it 'll do you more good.' Man on right: 'Don't I wish I had five cents to buy some of that, I know its good.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. Two prisoners approach Captain Barnes, who is in uniform and on horseback. First prisoner: 'Captain will you please and give me a pair of pants this is all I've got.' Captain: 'You must come to my office I can't attend to business on the street.' Second prisoner: 'It's no use troubling the captain you can't get anything before next Sunday.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper. 5 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. A barefoot man with patched pants offers some spoons. Another man with ripped pants tries to sell some rings. The spoon peddler says, 'Heres your spoons to eat your soup! Only five crackers apeice.' The ring peddler says, 'Heres your pretty rings only fifty cents apeice.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 6 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. Two African American sentinels stand guard with guns outside a large wooden door marked 'Prisoner's Camp.' Next to them is a small building labeled 'Asst. Prov. Marshal;' white soldiers stand in the doorway and sit on the porch of the building.

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 6 x 6 5/8 in. An African American guard lies on the ground outside of a tent bleeding while another guard bends over him. The fallen guard's rifle is beside him. Three prisoners look on. First prisoner: 'Whats the matter' Second prisoner: 'Who kill'd him' Guard: 'Git up Abram and don't act possum, here comes Corp'ral Jim but I knows you don't beleive me you think I'se fooling you. Git up Abram and don't make a fool of yourself, don't you see de white folk's laughing at you - for de Lord I believe's the nigger dead for sartain.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. A man, smoking a pipe, squats behind a row of crabs. A prisoner picks up one crab. Prisoner: 'Mr. I'll give you a big chew tobacco for this fellow.' Peddler: 'Go to the devil with your tobacco. I sell my crabs for money ten for five cents.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. A Union officer, [possibly Dr. A. Heger] holding a fan, asks a prisoner, holding two fans, their price. Officer: 'Well Johnny Reb whats the price of fans.' Prisoner: 'Forty cents a peice, or three for one dollar.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. Two men sit at a table drinking beer, poured by a peddler, and eating small cakes. Another man with ripped clothes and bare feet stands next to the table. Standing man: 'Here I am, out at the elbows, out at the knees, out of shoes and socks and out of Pockets, plenty of Greybacks, no Greenbacks, and not a friend in the Pen or at the North.' First seated man: 'Mr. is your beer sharp.' Second seated man: 'Hurry up and pour me out a cup of your corn beer.' Peddler: 'Yes sharp and sweet and one cake and cup of beer for five cents.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 7/8 x 6 in. A man stands next to a steam engine, which involves steam from a pot on a stove powering a wheel.

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. An African American guard stands outside a tent holding a pistol, while two barefoot prisoners, one wearing only a shirt, stand huddled in front of him. Another prisoner watches from inside the tent. Guard: 'You little Reb wid de red shirt double quick into line or I'll pop a cap at you.' First prisoner: 'Oh I'm nearly broke down.' Second prisoner (with red shirt):'Oh me! I'm nearly froze.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 1/2 x 6 in. Three prisoners talk to an African American guard outside a tent. The guard holds a rifle and bayonet. First prisoner: 'Whats the matter.' Second prisoner: 'Why the Sentinel gave a Reb ten dollars to get some change for some tobacco, about two hours ago and he forgot to come back.' Guard: 'Don't you all know dat's wrong, dat's no way to treat a man, if I had known dat when he was here, I would have kill'd him on the spot.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 3/4 x 6 in. A melee among prisoners leaving a long wooden cookhouse. Some prisoners fight each other, some have fallen to the ground. An African American sentinel comes to the assistance of one man, another stands guard behind a fence beyond the cookhouse. Prisoners say the following: 'Oh my soup,' 'Is that a souphouse cup?' 'You threw soup in my face, take that,' and 'Take him off.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. Prisoners engaged in many activities along a beach and pier. Some sit on the pier and fish, some stand in the shallow water and fish, a few bathe in the water or wash clothing. In the foreground, two prisoners carry a large barrel suspended on a stick. Ships sail in the water offshore.

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 6 x 6 3/8 in. A peddler dishes hash onto a plate for a prisoner. Another prisoner sits at a table eating a plate of hash. Seated prisoner: 'A fellow can get his money's worth here, it fills a fellow up.' Other prisoner: 'Say here Mr. Just dip me up a load of that stuff.' Peddler: 'Here's your hot liver hash only five cents a plate and bread to go with it.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. A woman wearing a bonnet and a man wearing a top hat talk with two men. A prisoner sits on the ground, picking lice from his shirt. Woman: 'Good Gracious me! I came to see the sights and I have seen them.' Man: 'Yes Madam. He's fighting under the black flag, he don't show no quaters.' Other man: 'Hello Bill! Where did you raise these fine breed of animals.' Prisoner: 'Go to the devil, I'm bothered enough with these lice, without you all coming here.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. A prisoner with ripped clothes and no shoes eats molasses candy, which he has bought from a well dressed peddler. Prisoner: 'My aint Molasses candy the sweetest thing in the world.' Peddler: 'Heres your good Molasses candy two dollars a stick in Confeds, or five cents in greenbacks.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 6 x 6 3/8 in. A peddler sits on the ground behind four watermelons. A prisoner crouches and eats a slice, another crouches behind the peddler to talk to him. First prisoner: 'This watermellon puts one in mind of home, I wonder if they have got any.' Second prisoner: 'Mr. may I have the rinds I want to make pickles.' Peddler: 'Make Pickles the devil he wants to eat them.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 6 x 6 3/8 in. Five men sit at a table playing cards and betting. Ships sail by in the background. First prisoner: 'I've lost twice's on that damnd old ace.' Dealer: 'Hurry up and make your bets.' Third prisoner: 'How many times has the jack won.' Fourth prisoner: 'I'll wait and see how the cards runs.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. A peddler stands behind a low table on which clumps of tobacco and playing cards are laid out. A prisoner approaches, holding bread in his hand, to buy some tobacco. Prisoner: 'Can you give me a chew tobacco for this piece of bread.' Peddler: 'Heres your big chews tobacco for a cracker.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. A peddler sits behind a fruit and vegetable stand. A barefoot prisoner approaches, holding a comb in his outstretched hand. Apple stand is labeled 'Appels Onions & Potators' Prisoner: 'Mr. How many apples will you give me for this fine tooth comb, I've not used it much.' Peddler: 'Go to the Devil with your louse trap and make good use of it, I don't want it.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. A peddler approaches a table with a plate of apple dumplings. A prisoner sits on a wooden barrel at the table, eating. Another prisoner stands behind him. Seated prisoner: 'Mr. Hurry up with some more of them dumplings I aint had any since the war begun.' Standing prisoner: 'Mr. do you trade your dumplings for Tobacco.' Peddler: 'Here's your hot Apple dumplings, two and molasses to go with them for five cents.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. Five prisoners sit around a table playing cards and betting. Ships at sea are visible in the background. First prisoner: 'Give me a card.' Second prisoner: 'I'll branch these' Dealer: 'Sing out who wants a card.' Fourth prisoner: 'That will do for me.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. A prisoner sits in a wooden barber's chair. Barber's instruments are laid out on a table. The barber holds the prisoners head in one hand and a razor in the other hand. The barber's sign reads 'Shaving 2 crackers, Haircutting 3 crackers, Shampooing 3 crackers' Prisoner: 'Barber your razor pulls' Barber: 'Never mind if the handle breaks. I've got two more.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. Prisoners gather around a wooden building with tent roof labeled 'post office.' Other prisoners surround a bulletin board and open parcels. An African-American sentinel stands guard by wooden buildings in the background.

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper. 6 x 5 7/8 in. Prisoners stand, sit and read outside a long wooden building. One prisoner pumps water, African American guards stand watch. Prisoners say, 'I wonder what makes this place so lousy;' 'Come on bob let's enlist to fight the indians, damn the difference;' 'Come on John let's take the oath;' and 'If you push me again I'll break your head.'