Plan of U.S. military prison, Elmira, N.Y.
Contributor Names: Coffman, David J., b. 1839. Created / Published: [1864-1865?] Subject Headings -Elmira Prison (Elmira, N.Y.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 -Military prisons--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--New York (State) -Elmira (N.Y.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 -United States--New York--Elmira Notes -"Map made by David J. Coffman, born in 1839 in Luray, [Page] County, Va. Served in Co. D., 7th Virginia Calvary (sic). This map made while he was a prisoner of war at Elmira, N.Y., Military Prison." -Accompanied by a copy of Coffman's Civil War service record (22 x 28 cm.),stating he enlisted Apr. 1, 1862 in Luray, Virginia, was captured May 20, 1864, in Bowling Green, Virginia, and released June 27, 1865, Elmira, New York. -This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact the Library's Archives Research Services department for more information. -Use of watercolors and a small, printed explanation of the colors, which was pasted onto the map, would indicate map was completed sometime after the war and Coffman's release. -Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. -C.1, 1969, Mrs. David W. Crossland, gift, ALE; c.2, 1970, photocopy, LVA, ALE. Medium 1 map : ms., col. ; 33 x 47 cm. Repository Library of Virginia Richmond, VA 23219-8000 USA . For copies contact: Archives Research Services. Digital Id http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/glva01.lva00001
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