Monday, December 14, 2009

IF: Hatch (159-165)

This is General Edward Hatch. For the sake of this drawing, I used a great deal of crossHATCHING.

"Edward Hatch (December 22, 1832 – April 11, 1889) was a career American soldier who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war he became the first commander of the 9th Cavalry Regiment, a Buffalo soldier regiment with African-American troops commanded by white officers." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Hatch)

His biography on that site continued, "Hatch was born in Bangor, Maine, and educated at the Norwich Military Academy in Vermont. He volunteered for service as a private in the Union Army at the outbreak of the Civil War. He assisted in raising the 2nd Iowa Cavalry, of which he became colonel in June, 1862. He served under General Ulysses S. Grant in the South. After commanding the entire cavalry division in the Army of the Tennessee, he was made brigadier general in early 1864. His gallantry in the field caused his further promotion to the rank of brevet Major General (1864)
After the war, he transferred from the volunteer to the Regular Army as colonel of the 9th Cavalry Regiment (1866). He succeeded General Gordon Granger as commander of the Department of Arizona (which included New Mexico Territory) in 1876, negotiated a treaty with the Ute Indians in 1880, and became widely known as an Indian fighter.
He died in Fort Robinson, Nebraska April 11, 1889 and is buried in Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery Fort Leavenworth Kansas. "


15 comments:

  1. clever take on the topic, nice drawing as well

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  2. That's why I love this IF stuff, you learn something new. Great picture

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  3. That's extremely well done and must be the most unique interpretation. Excellent work

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  4. Thanks for visiting!

    I like how subtle yet powerful your work is...

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  5. Quality pic! Nice take on the theme!

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  6. Well, there's an interesting lateral take on the IF Hatch theme -- good drawing. You a history buff?

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  7. great drawing, i always have trouble doing portraits.

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  8. Nice portrait, and cross hatching

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  9. Bit of lateral thinking with 'hatch', (insert smiley face) I think you have demonstrated the meaning of 'illustration' in its traditional sense of "illumination' - to illuminate the text.

    Thank you for sharing this work

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  10. Really nice portrait and a good likeness. I always thought General Hatch was one of the more handsome figures of the Civil War era with his broad face, straight nose, and blue eyes.

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  11. Very lovely, & I quite like the unexpected angle on the topic.

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  12. Love your idea - very original interpretation of the topic. Your drawings are excellent. Thanks for your comment on my blog :-)

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  13. This is a great portrait! Your house illustration is fantastic as well! Thank you for stopping by and I'm happy to visit to see your work. Great cross-hatching..very impressive!

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  14. Beautiful portrait and great take on the subject!

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