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Transcripts For CSPAN3 The Civil War Elmira Union Prisoner Of War Camp 20240711

My name is Chris Mackowski, editor in chief of emerging civil war. Delighted to have you with us. Our first speaker today is derrick maxfield. Hes an associate professor and batavia new york, hometown of emory upton for those of you who are from spots of india. Derek has recently earned fame for his brand new book as part of the emerging civil war series. It is called hellmira, the unions most notorious prison of war camp in elmira, new york. Thank you very much, im very pleased to be here to talk about my latest project. Prisoner of war camps in general have been quite a surprise to me. Ive studied the civil war since i was quite young and i knew the length of the tragedy during the civil war. But it was eyeopening to me the extent of the humanitarian crisis that unfolded over the course of those four bloody years. Over 56,000 died in prisoner of war camps over that time. Just over 500,000 incarcerated in total. Although we unde ....

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At the Carnegie Free Library, April marks a beginning and an end

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An illustration published in Harper’s Weekly on April 27, 1861, showing the bombardment of Fort Sumter by the batteries of the Confederate states on April 13, 1861.

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April is often a month that has us looking forward. We start sprucing up our gardens and landscaping, and perhaps move some of our outdoor furniture out of storage, anticipating longer summer days and more time spent outside. We start thinking about cookouts and festivals, even if the ongoing pandemic threatens to curtail some events for another summer. Perhaps we think about picnics on the lawn at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall. ....

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