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 == History ==
-In 1861, Camp Rathbun, near the town of Elmira, was established as a training camp at the beginning of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. As the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops who trained there were sent to their respective assignments, the camp emptied and in 1864 it was turned into the [[Elmira Prison]] prisoner-of-war camp. The facilities were not adequate to house the thousands of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] prisoners, and many succumbed to exposure, malnutrition, and [[smallpox]] and were subsequently interred at the cemetery.
+In 1861, Camp Rathbun, near the town of Elmira, was established as a training camp at the beginning of the Civil War. As the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops who trained there were sent to their respective assignments, the camp emptied and in 1864 it was turned into the [[Elmira Prison]] prisoner-of-war camp. The facilities were not adequate to house the thousands of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] prisoners, and many succumbed to exposure, malnutrition, and [[smallpox]] and were subsequently interred at the cemetery.
 Woodlawn National Cemetery was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2004.