Private Jemison: Emblem of War’s Tragedy
An iconic image of the Civil War: youth, sacrifice, bravery, uncertainty, fear, resolution, the tragedy of Americans killing Americans. All seem exemplified in the haunting photo of Private Edwin F. Jemison.
Image: Library of Congress
Whether they produced battlefield images of the dead or daguerreotype portraits of common soldiers, […]
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