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Elmira was one of three locations chosen as training centers in New York (Albany and New York City were the others) due to its location and railway hub.
Jul 23, 2021 · David J. Coffman, a Virginian imprisoned at Elmira, drew a map of the prison. In this section, you can see Foster House opposite the prison entrance. It is the only building outside the camp, apart from the observatory, that is depicted on the map.
May 30, 2010 · 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. (A historical marker located in Elmira in Chemung County, New York.)
Jul 16, 2021 · The Library of Congress website has this really interesting map of Elmira Prison drawn by a Confederate who had been imprisoned there. Elmira is located in Western New York, west of Binghamton. During the Civil War is saw the highest number of deaths of prisoners of any camp in the North.
Elmira Correctional Facility, also known as "The Hill", is a maximum security state prison located in Chemung County, in the City of Elmira in the US state of New York. It is operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
5 days ago · Elmira prison was located on a 30 acre site, ( the camp may have reach 40 acres), along the banks of the Chemung River. A 1-acre lagoon of water, called Foster's Pond, stood within the walls of the stockade.
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Elmira Correctional Facility. Prison. Elmira Correctional Facility, also known as "The Hill", is a maximum security state prison located in Chemung County, in the City of Elmira in the US state of New York.
