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