"The Bohemian Garb"

This will help you polish your impression with the correct garb and equipment in the field.
A photograph of Waud in July 1861 at Matthew Brady's Washington Studio just before or after Bull Run. Suited up for the field, with drawing gear, haversack, bowie knife, revolver, flask and bed roll. Waud was very much a fellow who sleep with the soldiers to get a feel for their experience.
Geared for the field and foe. Sketch pad, pencils, haversack, blanket roll, canteen, revolver(optional could be captured and accused of spying), knife, ridng boots.
Tools of the trade, the artist gear consisted of drawing pad, pencils, china paper, white or black chalk, quill and ink for reporters. Also canteen, haversack, compass. Many of the artist/reporters were armed too for protection sake, revolver, pipe, blanket roll, optional.
Mr. William Waud plotting his next move against his older sibling.
Mr. Halliday of the NY Herald proudally enjoying the comforts of his "humble o' bode".
Suggested Reading:

"Our Special Artist, Alfred R. Waud's Civil War" - Fredrick E. Ray
"All Out of Heart - A Journalist's Memoir of the Civil War" - Nicholas J. Canfield
"The Civil War's Bohemian Brigade, Newsmen in Action" - Louis M. Starr
"A Bohemian Brigade, The Civil War Correspondents"- James M. Perry
"Blue & Gray in Black & White, Newspapers in the Civil War" - Brayton Harris
"Edwin Forbes, Civil War Etchings" - William F. Dawson
"Civil War Extra, A Newspaper History of the Civil War" - Eric C. Caren
"Blue & Gray in Black & White: Newspapers in the Civil War"- by Brayton Harris
"Fanatics and Fire-Eaters: Newspapers and the Coming of the Civil War"- by Lorman Ratner
"The Most Fearful Ordeal : Original Coverage of the Civil War by Writers and Reporters of The New York Times"- by James M. McPherson
"Civil War Artist" Good childrens reading - Taylor Morrison
''The War Illustrators'' By Pat Hodgson.published 1977 by McMillan N.Y.

Civil War Movies with Correspondents/Artists
"The Blue & Gray"
"Raintree County"
"Glory"
"North & South"
"The Colt"