by Paul Stonier | Mar 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Author’s Note: Even today, the political landscape of the American Civil War can evoke extremely strong feelings and reactions. The purpose of this post is to relate to the reader what the citizens of Elmira were experiencing based on extant sources. It is not the...
by Paul Stonier | Jan 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
A new year is always a good time to launch new endeavors. This is a project I’ve considered for a long time and finally took the time to teach myself the art of blogging, well…… at least I learned how to start a page. As the caretaker of Barracks to Prison Pen, I’d...