Portrait of Pvt. Edwin Francis Jemison, 2nd Louisiana Regiment, C.S.A.  One of the Most Famous Civil War Portraits~ Edwin Francis Jemison- killed in the Battle of Malvern Hill by a direct hit from a cannon ball, which decapitated him. He was just 17 years old. Jemison’s photograph (previously identified as Jennison of Georgia Regiment) has gradually become one of the most famous portraits of the young soldiers of both the Confederate and Union Armies. 

Portrait of Pvt. Edwin Francis Jemison, 2nd Louisiana Regiment, C.S.A. 

One of the Most Famous Civil War Portraits~

Edwin Francis Jemison- killed in the Battle of Malvern Hill by a direct hit from a cannon ball, which decapitated him. He was just 17 years old.

Jemison’s photograph (previously identified as Jennison of Georgia Regiment) has gradually become one of the most famous portraits of the young soldiers of both the Confederate and Union Armies. 

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    i remember him from a history book.
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    I just cannot believe how young he is/looks
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