Elmira, New York Prison (a.k.a. “Hellmira”) begins receiving its first Confederate prisoners of war.
Postscript: During its 15 months as a prisoner of war camp, Elmira achieved the worst death rate (24%) of all compulsory Union POW camps.
[added 4/15/2022]
Subsequent Events:
References:
Elmira Prison – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmira_Prison
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