I can't help you on this but just wanted to make a comment. I have been "told" for years that we were related to US Grant through the Cherrys but can't find a connection. This article was of interest to me because of the Cherry mansion and Grant being there. Just thought I would let you know. Nelda Cherry-Morton ----- Original Message ----- From: <SmoothMSBabe@aol.com> To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 9:25 PM Subject: [CHERRY-L] CHERRY MANSION - SAVANNAH, TN - CIRCA 1830 > Hi, List! > > I had promised my mom that I would try to see if anyone knew enough about the > Cherry Mansion to try to link it to our Cherry family. I just found a > Christmas card with the following information on it while going through her > things following her death. Now that I have taken too long to do it for her, > I would like to know for myself. Any help would be appreciated. The card > reads as follows: > > THE CHERRY MANSION > Circa 1830 > Savannah, Tennessee > > General Ulysses S. Grant was seated for an early breakfast with his staff in > the dining room of the Cherry Mansion. The day was Sunday, April 6, 1862. > His Army ofthe Tennessee was camped several miles south on the opposite bank > of the river around Pittsburgh Landing and Shiloh Church, with a rear guard > at Crump Landing, located about halfway between Savannah and Pittsburgh > Landing. They were waiting for General Buell and his Army of the Ohio to > arrive from Nashville, and the combined forces would attack Corinth, > Mississippi, a railroad center. > > Grant was about to drink his first sip of coffee when he heard distant cannon > fire. "Gentlemen," he said as he put his cup down without drinking, "the > ball is in motion. Let's be off." He sent word to Buell to march > immediately to the point on the river opposite Pittsburgh Landing. Boarding > the steamer "Tigress", they then rushed to the battle scene. > > Mr. W. H. Cherry was owner of the Cherry Mansion at the time of the Civil > War. Even though he owned slaves, he was a loyalist and volunteered his > mansion for use as headquarters for Union officers. > > Two Union generals, W. H. L. Wallace and C. F. Smith, died at the Cherry > Mansion. Another general, Lew Wallace, a guest at Cherry, later authored the > novel Ben Hur. > > The Cherry Mansion appears today much as it did then. It is now owned by > gracious Mr. and Mrs. Bob Guinn, Jr., who have maintained it in much of its > original state and with some of its original furniture, including a desk used > by Grant. The bricks of the 18-inch thick walls were made by slaves on the > riverbank, and the mansion and rock wall were also built using slave labor. > It is interesting to note that the house is built on a tiered Indian mound, > which itself would provide some fascinating hours of study for a history buff. > > I have no idea how old this card is or who owns the home now or anything else > about the home. Again, I would appreciate any information. > > Thanks in advance! > > Bebe Roper Byerly >