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Soldier Experiences In Elmira Prison Camp: A Common Captivity, Megan A. Sutter
Soldier Experiences In Elmira Prison Camp: A Common Captivity, Megan A. Sutter
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Elmira’s history is very similar to that of Camp Chase. Before it was a prison camp, Elmira had been a military depot for training. The Elmira Depot in Elmira, New York, was a great place for a military training camp because of the railroad junctions running in and out of the town. These railroads would be necessary for transporting prisoners to Elmira later in the war. Like Camp Chase, Elmira became an overflow prison camp after the cartel failed in 1863. Many of the prisoners came from Point Lookout along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Elmira was made up of …
A Reasonable Captivity: Soldier Experiences In Camp Chase, Megan A. Sutter
A Reasonable Captivity: Soldier Experiences In Camp Chase, Megan A. Sutter
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Even compared to Libby Prison and Andersonville, one can recognize that conditions in Northern prisons like Camp Chase and Elmira Prison Camp were not ideal. Indeed, disease, death, and starvation were abundant in both Camp Chase and Elmira. However, they contrast greatly to the even more appalling conditions later in Libby and Andersonville. [excerpt]
“All Hope Is Banished”: Life In Andersonville Prison, Megan A. Sutter
“All Hope Is Banished”: Life In Andersonville Prison, Megan A. Sutter
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Libby Prison in Richmond became known for its horrible conditions; however, no prison during the war can compare to the cruelty at Andersonville Prison. It was built in February 1864, fourteen months before the end of the war, and in that short time devastating atrocities occurred which made Andersonville the most infamous of the Civil War prisons. [excerpt]
Special Collections Roadshow At Gettysburg College: William B. Mccreery’S Pow Memoir, Megan A. Sutter
Special Collections Roadshow At Gettysburg College: William B. Mccreery’S Pow Memoir, Megan A. Sutter
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Episode Two of Special Collections Roadshow at Gettysburg College explores Colonel William B. McCreery’s Prisoner of War memoir and uses the text as a segway to discuss Libby Prison and POW experience. Filmed and edited by Val Merlina, ’14
Prisoner Experiences: Memoirs Of Libby Prison, Megan A. Sutter
Prisoner Experiences: Memoirs Of Libby Prison, Megan A. Sutter
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Numerous books have been written on the contested topic of Civil War prisons and prisoners of war. Scholars struggle with who to blame for the outrageous and horrible conditions of the prisons. Some speculate that the Southerners were crueler to their captives while others say the opposite. As well, scholars question whether the conditions of the Southern prisons were better or worse than the prisons in the North. [excerpt]