"Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama" by Edouard Manet

• Edouard Manet, the 19th-century French painter, painted "Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama" in 1864. This painting, which is oil on canvas and measures about 54 inches by 51 inches, depicts several battleships during the Battle of Cherbourg in 1864. The battle took place between American and Confederate ships near Cherbourg, France, and resulted in the sinking of the USS Alabama. The painting is owned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
  
  

"Cheering Stonewall Jackson" by Charles Hoffbauer

• The painting "Cheering Stonewall Jackson" depicts a scene set in 1861 and was painted by French-born, American painter Charles Hoffbauer. The painting depicts a number of Confederate soldiers cheering for General Stonewall Jackson as he makes his way through a Confederate camp after a battle. Hoffsbauer was born several years after the Civil War in 1875, so he did not experience it.
  
  

"First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" by Francis Bicknell

• The painting "First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" was painted by Francis Bicknell, a 19th-century American painter born in New York state. The painting was completed in 1864 and is quite large, measuring 108 inches by 180 inches. Bicknell had great respect for Lincoln, even claiming, according to the U.S. Senate Art and History website, that the Proclamation was "an act unparalleled for moral grandeur in the history of mankind." The painting is owned by the U.S. Government and hangs in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
  
  

"Home Sweet Home" by Winslow Homer

• Winslow Homer painted the well-known piece "Home Sweet Home" in 1863. This painting, which is oil on canvas, was created from Homer's own experience of the war. According to the National Gallery of Art, the title of the painting comes from a song that was played by the Union regimental band. The painting shows a number of American soldiers in their camp, surrounded by limited supplies, staring off toward something outside of the painting's view. The piece is owned by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.