...pen, in an unhealthy locality, near Anderson Station, about 60 miles from Macon, and surrounded by the most fertile region of the State. The site was selected, it is said, at the suggestion of Howell Cobb , the commander of the district. It comprised 27 acres of land, with a swamp in the centre. A sluggish and choked stream crawled through it, while within rifle-shot distance flowed a brook of pure...