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Cherry Mansion

101 Main St., Savannah, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 13' 27.412716", -88° 14' 38.60412"
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Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
 
A house built here by James Rudd, pioneer ferry operator, was replaced by a house built by David Robinson, whose son-in-law, William H. Cherry, improved and enlarged it. Maj. Gen. C.F. Smith, Federal army commander, had headquarters here, where he died and was succeeded by Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant. Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, commanding Federal Army of the Ohio, also used it for a short while. Maj. Gen. W.H.L. Wallace, mortally wounded at Shiloh, died here.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Cherry Mansion was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 16, 1977.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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