179th New York Volunteer Infantry

A Union Regiment Forged in the Petersburg Campaign

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chapter 3
Raising the 179th
Arnot Barracks 1864 Elmira Prison Giles Holden Barracks Map William Hemstreet
Arnot Barracks 1864
Chemung County Historical Society Camp No. 1 was named after John Arnot. It was one of four camps in Elmira and the only one remaining as a training center by 1864.