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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]