Artists

Charles H. Ballou, a professional engraver, was born 1840 in Ohio. He served as a private in the 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.  From June to September 1861 he sketched soldiers life, camp scenes, and the surrounding area of Upton's Hill. 

Robert Knox Sneden (1832–1918) was an American landscape painter and a map-maker for the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a prolific illustrator and memoirist documenting the war and other events.

Richard Holland created sketchbooks of locations and battle scenes that he experienced while a soldier in the 9th Massachusetts Artillery. In February of 1863 his unit was stationed at Upton's Hill.  

Lumley was born in Dublin, Ireland and came to the United States around 1840 where he lived in Brooklyn.  In the 1850s, he studied art at the National Academy of Design. In 1860 he started working for the newly founded illustrated newspapers New York Illustrated, Harper’s Weekly, and Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. In April 1861, Frank Leslie sent Lumley to Washington D.C. as a “special artist” to accompany General Irwin McDowell’s army as it traveled south into Virginia.

Alfred Rudolph Waud was an American artist and illustrator, born in London, England. He is most notable for the sketches he made as an artist correspondent during the American Civil War.