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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 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.

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