Abstract
In 1862-1863, General Ulysses S. Grant conducted military operations in the state of Mississippi, culminating in the siege and eventual surrender of the city of Vicksburg. During part of this time, Grant’s wife, Julia, took up residence at Walter Place in Holly Springs, Mississippi. In the years after the Civil War, Walter Place became known not just as an antebellum home, but also as a place with a strong connection to Grant and his family during the Civil War. When Mike and Jorja Lynn purchased the property, they began collecting Grant-related items for display in the home, including modern and historic decorative artifacts, cartes-de-visite, and ephemera. In 2013, Jorja Lynn donated this collection to the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library at Mississippi State University Libraries for display and preservation purposes. This article will address the historical background of the collection, the preservation and access plans in place, and the complexities of Civil War memory that create a more nuanced portrait of how the Civil War is represented in the South.
Recommended Citation
Semmes, Ryan P. and Nolen, David S.
(2013)
"War and Remembrance: Walter Place and Ulysses S. Grant,"
The Primary Source: Vol. 32:
Iss.
2, Article 1.
DOI: 10.18785/ps.3202.01
Available at:
https://aquila.usm.edu/theprimarysource/vol32/iss2/1
