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Elmira Prison was originally a barracks for "Camp Rathbun" or "Camp Chemung", a key muster and training point for the Union Army during the American Civil War, between 1861 and 1864. The 30-acre (120,000 m 2 ) site was selected partially due to its proximity to the Erie Railroad and the Northern Central Railway , which crisscrossed in the midst of the city.
5 days ago · A stockade was built around an unused Union army training camp to create Elmira Prison in June 1864. The prison contained 35 barracks and was intended to house as many as 5,000 prisoners. On July 6 the first 400 arrived, and by the end of the month there were more than 4,400 prisoners, with more on the way.
Jul 26, 2014 · 15 Confederate soldier James Owens Lowder was captured at Fort Fisher, N.C., on Jan. 15, 1865. He arrived at the Elmira prison camp on Jan. 30, 1865, and was released July 3, 1865 after signing an ...
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The most notorious camp of the North was located in Elmira, New York where one of the four camps that made up the western New York Union Army rendezvous was refitted for use as a prisoner of war camp. Originally known as Camp Rathbun and designated as Camp No. 3, this camp during the course of its existence from the summer of 1864 until the end ...
Elmira, New York - a city on the Chemung River. WHAT. At the beginning of the Civil War, Elmira had been a military recruiting depot where soldiers attended basic training. Later in the war Elmira was chosen as a draft rendezvous, and then a new prisoner of war camp. The first prisoners arrived at the camp on July 6, 1864.
May 30, 2010 · 1. Elmira Prison Camp 1864 - 1865 Marker. Inscription. This was the site of Elmira Prison Camp, established in 1864 to hold Confederate prisoners of the Civil War. When the war started in 1861, it was Barracks No. 3 of the Upstate Draft Rendezvous where Union soldiers were housed and trained. It was converted into a prison camp in 1864.
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Dec 8, 2014 · On July 6, 1864 the first 400 Confederate prisoners-of-war arrived in Elmira. By August 18 the population was 9,262. From the beginning, the camp was ill prepared and undersupplied. A hospital with six wards was built to care for the prisoners but it was not staffed with a chief surgeon until early August.
