16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Building of the Barracks
Originally used as a space to train Civil War soldiers, this Elmira training camp was converted to a Confederate prison camp when other camps became overcrowded. Here, barracks that would have been constructed by prisoners are being built by reenactors in a "living history", which demonstrates what day-to day life would be like inside the prison camp.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 07.2017 |
| Date Uploaded: | 08.2018 |
| Photo Location: | Elmira, New York, United States of America |
| Camera: | Canon EOS REBEL T5i |
| Copyright: | © Stefani Reynolds |