Many of New York's rail lines merged in Elmira, including the Erie Railroad which ran east and west (directly connecting the town to New York City), and the Northern Central Railway (which was a direct line running south towards the battlefields). [1]
- ^ Gray, Michael P. The Business of Captivity: Elmira and Its Civil War Prison. Kent State University Press, 2001. pp. xiv–xv. ISBN 978-1-60635-266-3.
Many of New York's rail lines merged in Elmira, including the Erie Railroad which ran east and west (directly connecting the town to New York City), and the Northern Central Railway (which was a direct line running south towards the battlefields). [1]
- ^ Gray, Michael P. The Business of Captivity: Elmira and Its Civil War Prison. Kent State University Press, 2001. pp. xiv–xv. ISBN 978-1-60635-266-3.