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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.
Jul 16, 2021 · This map made while he was a prisoner of war at Elmira, N.Y., Military Prison.”- Accompanied by a copy of Coffman’s Civil War service record (22 x 28 cm.), stating he enlisted Apr. 1, 1862 in Luray, Virginia, was captured May 20, 1864, in Bowling Green, Virginia, and released June 27, 1865, Elmira, New York.
6 days ago · The most notorious camp of the North was located in Elmira, New York where one of the 4 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 of the war housed approximately 12, 000 Confederate ...
Jul 23, 2021 · In 2019 I was moving my step-son up to college at SUNY Binghamton. I decided to drive 60 miles west to Elmira to see what remains of the Union prison camp and the National Cemetery there. I wanted to begin with the recognition of the severe toll that this and other prison camps took on the inmates. Almost 3,000 of the 12,000 men imprisoned ...
Hellmira: The Union’s Most Infamous Civil War Prison Camp – Elmira, NY by Derek Maxfield Savas Beatie, 2020 192 pp.; 150 images; 10 maps ISBN: 978-1-61121-487-1 Click here to order * * * About the Book Long called by some the “Andersonville of the North,” the prisoner of war camp in Elmira, […]
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.
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Elmira’s Civil War history spans the entire war, from 1861-1865, first as a training camp for over 20,000 Union soldiers, and then as a POW Camp for roughly 12,000 Confederates. One barrack was disassembled and stored after the war and has now been reconstructed on its original site, and additional buildings have been constructed based on photos.
