. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. THE ONLY PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE WHOLE OF ELMIRA PRISON CAMP This i)Iu)tcigrapli. ropnuluci-d iino-luilf itbuve and ciiK-half Ix-luw, is the only one showing the whulo prison, wliitli takes in an area offorty aeres. Early in the war a rendezvous camp had been established at Elmira, New York. After exchange of prisoners ceased in1863, though battles continued to be fought, the number of Confederate prisoners increased very rapidly and further accom
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. THE ONLY PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE WHOLE OF ELMIRA PRISON CAMP This i)Iu)tcigrapli. ropnuluci-d iino-luilf itbuve and ciiK-half Ix-luw, is the only one showing the whulo prison, wliitli takes in an area offorty aeres. Early in the war a rendezvous camp had been established at Elmira, New York. After exchange of prisoners ceased in1863, though battles continued to be fought, the number of Confederate prisoners increased very rapidly and further accommodationwas necessary. These barracks were chosen to serve as a prison in May, 18G4. The first detachment of Confederate prisoners arrivedthere July 6th, 649 in number. During the month of July, 1864, 4,424 more were brought; during August, 5,195; and from September1, 18G4, to May 12, 1805, 2,503 additional, making a total of 12,122 prisoners of war. For a considerable time a large proportionof these were accommodated in tents, though barracks were completed in the early part of the winter. The site of the prison wasbadly
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