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- Elmira Prison, also known as "Hellmira," opened in July of 1864. It quickly became infamous for its staggering death rate and unfathoomable living conditions due to the Commissary General of Prisoners, Col. William Hoffman. Col. Hoffman forced Confederate prisoners to sleep outside in the open while furnishing them with little to no shelter.
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The prison camp, in use from July 6, 1864, until July 11, 1865 (date of last arrival), was dubbed "Hellmira" by its inmates. During those 12 months, 2,970 of the 12,100 prisoners died from a combination of malnutrition, continued exposure to harsh winter weather, and disease from the poor sanitary conditions on Foster's Pond, combined with a ...
Jul 26, 2014 · Prisoners who died at the camp are buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira. Elmira’s Civil War prison camp operated from July 6, 1864, until July 11, 1865, incarcerating a total of...
- Ray Finger
5 days ago · LIFE & CONDITIONS: Almost 25% of the 12,123 Confederate soldiers who entered the prison camp at Elmira died. This death rate was more than double the average death rate in other Northern prison camps, and only 2% less than the death rate at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.
Jul 1, 2015 · The Rise of the Prison Camp. Although the Civil War started in 1861, the Elmira camp didn’t open until 1864. In fact, prison camps in general didn’t start till later in the war.
Nov 5, 2020 · Elmira, a Union prisoner of war camp located in New York, opened in July 1864 after many other Union prisons were at capacity. Almost 3,000 Confederate POWs...
Sep 20, 2020 · Elmira, a Union prisoner of war camp located in New York, opened in July 1864 after many other Union prisons were at capacity. Almost 3,000 Confederate POWs...
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With a death rate approaching 25%, Elmira was one of the deadliest Union-operated POW camps of the entire war. Camp Douglas (Illinois) A similar disregard for human life developed at Camp Douglas , also known as the “Andersonville of the North."
