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MCRAVEN HOUSE

Mississippi, USA

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McRaven House - Civil War

McRaven House was built in 1797 by Andrew Glass in a town called Walnut Hills, which is now Vicksburg, MS. During the Civil War era, it was known as the Bobb House, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as such. McRaven got its current name from the street it is located on, which was formerly called McRaven Street, but now Harrison Street. It is believed by many to be haunted, and has been called "the most haunted house in Mississippi."

In 1836, Sheriff Stephen Howard bought McRaven house and added the middle dining room and the bedroom above it. Sheriff Howard's 15 year old wife Mary Elizabeth Howard died during childbirth in late August, 1836 at the property.

The siege of Vicksburg during the Civil War is perhaps one of the most memorable events of the conflict. During the spring and early summer of 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant had tightened a military noose around the city. More than 200 Union guns pounded the town on a daily basis. The McRaven house was used a field hospital for the Confederate soldiers during the battle.

As food ran low inside the city and people were reduced to eating mules, horses, dogs and even rats were sold in the butcher shops. By late June, nearly half the Confederate Army was sick. On July 4, 1863 the Confederates of Vicksburg finally surrendered and the Stars and Stripes were raised above the Vicksburg courthouse.

After the battle the house was as the command post for the Union Army, it was used by Colonel Wilson, who was in charge of the Union troops and a Captain McPherson, a former resident of the city. McPherson served as the liaison between the occupying troops and the residents of the town. One night, McPherson failed to return from his usual rounds and was declared missing. A search was started, but the young man was not found.

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