''Dog Jack'' is a 2010 American

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based on the book of the same name by Florence W. Biros. The film is inspired by the true story of the mascot of the 102nd Pennsylvania Regiment during the

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The story revolves around a boy named Jed (Benjamin Gardner), who escaped from

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to join the Union Army during the

, and was accompanied by his dog Jack (the namesake of the story). The dog became the regiment's mascot during the war. The film was shot mostly in and around the borough of

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just outside the city of

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. Other locations included North Freedom,

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, Mt. Pleasant,

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, and the suburbs of

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. It was an official selection in the

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, Black Harvest Film Festival, San Francisco Black Film Festival, and the International Family Film Festival. It won Best Drama at the

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It premiered at Pittsburgh's

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, which was one of the shooting locations of the film. ''Dog Jack'' had a limited theatrical release before releasing nationwide on DVD January 31, 2012 by

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, available at

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