A group that works to publicize and remember an infamous chapter in Elmira's history — a Civil War prison camp where thousands of Confederate soldiers died — is kicking off a fundraising campaign to ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — Elmira’s history of the Civil War is expanding as plans to add a new structure to the Elmira Civil War Prison Camp museum will soon be a reality, as groundbreaking is expected in ...

John W. Jones was a Black man who escaped slavery, and eventually settled in Elmira. He was a key figure in the underground railroad in the region, and the sexton of Woodlawn Cemetery who was credited ...