After Fort Fisher, the Prisoners-- Part 5: A High Death Rate for Confederates at Elmira

South Carolina had 482 men captured at Fort Fisher.  Of those, 357 were sent to Elmira and 134 of them died there and are buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery.  A number of sick South Carolinians captured at the fort were paroled and exchanged and would die either during transit to the James River or very soon after arriving in Confederate hospitals.

FORT FISHER PRISONERS BURIED AT WOODLAWN NATIONAL CEMETERY

A total of 319 North Carolinians and 134 South Carolinians.  This is a total of 453 Fort Fisher men.

There are 2,970 Confederate graves in the Woodlawn National Cemetery of men who died at the Elmira Prison.  A total of 1,228 are Tar Heels.  The 319 Tar Heels buried from Fort Fisher represent 25.9% of all Tar Heel deaths at Woodlawn.

134 South Carolina Fort Fisher men are buried at Woodlawn and represent 28% of South Carolina deaths at the cemetery and 4.5% of all deaths at Elmira.

A total of  457 Fort Fisher men including three Confederate Marines died at Elmira, representing 15.4% of all Elmira deaths.

--Old B-Runner