The Boy Soldier: Edwin Jemison and the Story Behind the Most Remarkable Portrait of the Civil War

by Hugh T. Harrington and Alexandra Filipowski

A Haunting Photograph and the Search to Uncover the Life and Family of a Young Man Lost to War
Since its first publication over fifty years ago, the haunting image of Private Edwin F. Jemison has attracted widespread attention from those interested in the Civil War and other wars. His likeness has been compared to that of the Mona Lisa, and it rivals Abraham Lincoln as being one of the Civil War's most recognized photographs. And yet,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594162646
• ISBN13: 9781594162640
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Westholme Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"