Probability of dying at “Hellmira”
From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in July 1865:
REBEL PRISONERS AT ELMIRA. – The Elmira Advertiser gives the statistics of the number of rebels that have been imprisoned at Elmira. The whole number received from July 6th 1864 up to May 12th, 1865, was 12,122, of whom previous to July 1, 1865, 2,917 had died, 17 had escaped, and 218 were in Hospital. All save those who are sick, have been released on parole, and sent home.
Rebel prisoners buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira
