Elmira N.Y. was a major rail road junction for the Union Army, which made it ideal for a prison camp. The prison in Elmira was known as Camp Rathburn. It was in use from July of 1865 till the fall of 1865. Despite this short window of operation, Elmira had 12,123 Confederates incarcerated at it peak. The two pictures above are of Camp Rathburn. The Confederates quickly gave the place the nickname 'hellmira' for its rough conditions.
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