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Photographer: Scott J. Payne
Taken: April 30, 2009
Caption: Elmira Prison Camp: Area of Fosters Pond Looking West
Additional Description: The "Dead House", was on the left side of this copse of trees. Close to 3,000 Confederates died here. March, 1865 held the highest death count for the camp. 491 prisoners died during this time. Each dead soldier had a small glass bottle placed in his armpit. A piece of paper with the soldiers information was placed in the bottle for further identification. John Jones, a runaway slave from Leesburg, Virginia and sexton of the Baptist Church in Elmira, was given the task of preparing the bodies for burial. He received $2.50 per burial
Submitted: June 24, 2014, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p277025
File Size: 1.327 Megabytes

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