Elmira Prison Camp Page2

Prisoners were housed in these A-Tents from July until late December 1864   Prisoners lined up for mealtime. These barracks were completed in late December 1864, but many men wintered in the A-Tents

Period photo of Northeast corner of stockade. Taken from one of two observation towers across the street from the camp

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