Edwin Francis Jemison
Edwin Francis Jemison | |
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Jemison in uniform, c. 1861 | |
| Born | December 1, 1844 Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 1862 (aged 17) Henrico County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1862 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | Company C, 2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment |
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Edwin Francis Jemison (December 1, 1844 – July 1, 1862) was a 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.
Jemison's photograph has become one of the iconic portraits of the young soldiers of both the Confederate and Union armies. It was featured particularly on the cover of the American Russian-language magazine Amerika in 1991.