The "Sinks"

The "Sinks" (HM1OCW)

Location: Andersonville, GA 31711 Macon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 11.549', W 84° 7.698'

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This downstream end of Stockade Branch was the site of the camp "sinks" or latrines. According to the Confederates' original plan, prisoners would get drinking water upstream and use latrines downstream, where the current would flush sewage out of camp.

Inadvertently, the prison was designed for death. Stockade post slowed the drainage, and during dry spells the creek became more swap than flowing stream. Dysentery swept the camp.

"Our new camp was on the two steep hillsides, at the base of which was a great quagmire. This was ditched through the center with a narrow, shallow stream, which was very sluggish on account of the small supply of water and the slight descent of the ground."
Charles C. Fosdick, 5th Iowa Infantry, February 26, 1864

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Confederate A.J. Riddle took this photograph of the latrines in August 1864. Though living space was at a premium, five to six acres near the creek remained vacant.
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HM NumberHM1OCW
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Friday, October 2nd, 2015 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 770728 N 3565387
Decimal Degrees32.19248333, -84.12830000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 11.549', W 84° 7.698'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 11' 32.94" N, 84° 7' 41.88" W
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Area Code(s)229
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Prison Site Rd, Andersonville GA 31711, US
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