Edwin Francis Jemison | |
|---|---|
 Jemison in uniform, ca. 1862 | |
| Born | December 1, 1844 Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 1862 (aged 17) Henrico County, Virginia |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Service/ |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1862 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | Company B (Moore's Guards) Company C, 2d Louisiana Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Edwin Francis Jemison (December 1, 1844 – July 1, 1862) was an American Confederate soldier who served in the 2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment from May 1861 until he was killed in action at the Battle of Malvern Hill.[1]
Jemison's photograph has become one of the iconic portraits of the young soldiers of both the Confederate and Union armies.[2] It was featured particularly on the cover of the American Russian-language magazine Amerika in 1991.[3]
- ^ "Obituary: Edwin Francis Jemison". Southern Recorder. August 5, 1862. p. 3.
- ^ "Identity of Civil War soldier corrected". SouthCoastToday. Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ^ Amerika, September 1991, issue 418
