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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.
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.
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 23, 2021 · Here is a description of the geography of this portion of the camp: The lower half of the camp dropped 20 feet toward the pond and river, where weeds grew in loose, sandy soil. Foster’s Pond, 12 yards wide and 580 yards in length, dominated this portion of the prison.
Elmira was the first correctional institution of its kind in the country where the term of confinement depended upon the observable progress made by the prisoner. All sentences were indefinite with the maximum being the period specified in the Penal Law for the particular crime.
Sep 19, 2023 · Elmira Correctional Facility is a maximum-security prison located in Chemung County, New York. The facility has a capacity of 1,774 inmates and is designed to house adult male offenders. The address of Elmira Correctional Facility is 1879 Davis Street, Elmira, New York, 14901.
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The Friends of the Elmira Civil War Prison Camp will be the primary resource for history, education and preservation of the Civil War experience for Elmira, Chemung County and the surrounding areas.
