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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.
Long called by some the “Andersonville of the North,” the prisoner of war camp in Elmira, New York, is remembered as the most notorious of all Union-run POW camps. It existed for only a year—from the summer of 1864 to July 1865—but in that time, and for long after, it became darkly emblematic of man’s inhumanity to man.
May 15, 2020 · An in-depth history of the inhumane Union Civil War prison camp that became known as “the Andersonville of the North.” Long called by some the “Andersonville of the North,” the prisoner...
Apr 16, 2020 · In Hellmira: The Union's Most Infamous POW Camp of the Civil War, Derek Maxfield contextualizes the rise of prison camps during the Civil War, explores the failed exchange of prisoners, and tells the tale of the creation and evolution of the prison camp in Elmira.
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Jul 24, 2021 · As with other Emerging Civil War volumes, it has a neat tour of the sites associated with the prison at the end of the book. The book does a good job of telling the story of the events that led up to the establishment of the camp in 1864.
About the Book. Long called by some the “Andersonville of the North,” the prisoner of war camp in Elmira, New York, is remembered as the most notorious of all Union-run POW camps. It existed for only a year—from the summer of 1864 to July 1865—but in that time, and for long after, it became darkly emblematic of man’s inhumanity to man.
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Apr 16, 2020 · Hellmira: The Union’s Most Infamous Civil War Prison Camp - Elmira, NY: Maxfield, Derek D.: 9781611214871: Books - Amazon.ca
