USCW Challenge Worksheet

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Main US Civil War Project Monthly Challenges Page

• Link to Archives for Newsletters and Challenges
• Civil War Project Boot Camp

September Challenge POW's who died in Elmira Prison

The Challenge is from September 3rd to the 30th.

You can sign up for The October Challenge it will continue to work on 1864 and 1865 soldiers.

Woodlawn National Cemetery, a total of 2,973 CSA soldiers were buried in the cemetery. In September our challenge is to create profiles for the 1,264 Confederate Prisoners of War who died in Elmira Prison in 1864. In the October challenge we will do the 1,709 CSA Soldiers who died in 1865.

• History of Woodlawn Cemetery

Instructions for September Challenge

'Please read all instructions and notes before creating profiles. Thank you. Note: You will also find some Union Soldiers buried in Woodlawn, who died prior to Elmira becoming a prison and a group of guards who died 15 July 1864 with their CSA prisoners due to a Railroad Accident.

The Civil War Project REQUIRES a military source in addition to the Find-a-Grave citation. Add a Reseach Note if your unable to locate a Military Record. See Resource Section below Charts.

1. On Chart A, add your ID and what pages your working on
2. On Chart B, you can mark what pages you've finished. (Ex: M pg 1 Done)
3. Click the Challenge Tracker for every NEW profile you create, this includes family members. You can find the link to the Challenge Tracker in two places now:
   1. on the green banner as usual.
   2. On the upper right corner of the profile, between "My WikiTree" and "Add" is the Profile ID, click that and a list will show, the first entry is the "Challenge Tracker" link.
   3. Challenge Tracker Scores

• Please review the Civil War Boot Camp Page this page answers questions you may have when creating a profile.
• Categories, Stickers, and Research Sites can be found under Chart B.

Chart A: September Sign-up Chart

Edit Button is across from Chart A Title on right

NOTE: The Challenge will go into October, so if you haven't finished your 1864 soldiers by the end of September you can continue working on them into October.

Chart B: Completed Surnames

Edit Button is across from Chart B Title on right

• Category: Woodland National Cemetery 1864 Burials: Goal 1,264----Update: Almost 99% done on 1864 Soldiers I will be subtracting 232 from Category numbers, these are from other years.

Resources

• https://www.wadehamptoncamp.org/cd-eny.html List of Confederate Soldiers buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, click their name, it will take you to the page that lists them with Regiment, date of death.
• Civil War Research Database
• US Register of Confederate and Civilians who died in the North 1861-1865 Note: this gives you the burial citation
• Family Search US Civil War Soldiers
• Nat'l Park Service Search for Soldiers

• https://www.mycivilwar.com/pow/ny-elmira.html
• https://nccivilwarcenter.org/little-known-facts-on-tarheel-confederate-soldiers-in-elmira-ny/
• https://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/chemung/woodnat/index.htm
• https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/66791/woodlawn-national-cemetery
• https://mygenealogyhound.com/vintage-photographs/new-york-photographs/NY-Elmira-New-York-Civil-War-Prison-Camp-historical-photos.html photos

Categories

• Category: Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, New York
• Category: Elmira Prison, Elmira, New York
• Category: ________Regiment, _________Infantry, United States Civil War

Stickers

1. {{US Civil War|side=CSA}}
2. {{Roll of Honor|category=Prisoners of War, Confederate States of America, United States Civil War|image=POW_Camps-7.jpg|description=a POW in Elmira Prison|war=The United States Civil War}}
3. {{Roll of Honor|category=Died while Prisoner of War, Confederate States of America, United States Civil War|image=Roll of Honor Template-15.jpg|description=Died while a Prisoner of War in Elmira Prison|war=The United States Civil War}}
4. {{Roll of Honor|category=Died of Disease, Confederate States of America, United States Civil War|image=Roll_of_Honor_Template-15.jpg|rank= |description=Died of Disease|war=The United States Civil War}}

Additional Roll of Honor Templates

• {{Roll of Honor |category=Killed in Action, Confederate States of America, United States Civil War|image = Roll_of_Honor_Template-15.jpg |rank = |description =Killed in Action |war = The United States Civil War }}
• {{Roll of Honor|category=Wounded in Action, Confederate States of America, United States Civil War|image=Roll_of_Honor_Template-14.jpg |rank= |description=Wounded in Action|war=The United States Civil War}}
• {{Roll of Honor|category=Died of Wounds, Confederate States of America, United States Civil War|image=Roll_of_Honor_Template-15.jpg|rank= |description=Died of Wounds|war=The United States Civil War}}