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Though no battle was fought here, Forsyth became a major Confederate hospital town under Dr. Samuel Stout's rail-linked medical system; some 300 soldiers, plus a young nurse, Honora Sweney, who died serving them, rest as the war dead in its cemetery.
Confederate Dead and Hospitals is a historical marker in Forsyth, Monroe County, erected in 1956. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Monroe County, among 87 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.0313, -83.9360 near Forsyth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Forsyth City Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Georgia Militia at Forsyth, Confederate Hospital Camp, and Monroe County Courthouse.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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