American Civil War is famous for being the first fully photographically documented armed conflict of History, but this event was, and is still represented, through the eyes of artists and painters that during the past century and half have interpreted, sometimes in particular, the main events that have marked the conflict.
This page is a collection of paintings to show how over time artists, American or not, contemporary or subsequent to the war have created works of art inspired by the characters, places and events that have marked and continue to mark generations of men and studiouses.