This site: The American Civil War Portraits of the Presidents and Selected Generals

Here you will find a growing collection of sketches of people who were associated with the Civil War. At this time, colored prints of 14 generals and the two presidents of the Union and Confederacy are available for view. Click on the individual portraits above to see an enlarged image and further details.

In addition to the individual portraits, poster size prints are available of groups of characters: (1) all characters (as shown above), (2) Union characters only and (3) Confederate characters only. Please contact me if you have a special request or suggestions.......

Robin Riley
rrobinr@gmail.com

Civil War Presidents and Generals

I have portraits for the following presidents and generals: George Brinton McClellan, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Finis Davis, Robert Edward Lee, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, Ambrose Everett Burnside, William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip Henry Sheridan, John Bell Hood, Richard Stoddert Ewell, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Benjamin Franklin Butler, George Armstrong Custer, Joseph Eggleston Johnston and Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Profile

I am an architect, urban designer, illustrator and artist working in New Orleans, Auckland, New Zealand—and now Pass Christian, Mississippi.

Please visit my other websites at:
robinrileyarchitect.com
robinrileyart.blogspot.com
RobinRileyStudio

My process

I work from available photographs and complete an original hand drawn pencil sketch of the character. Then I scan the sketch and color it on a computer. From this completed image I make prints. The number of prints depends on demand.