CANNON BALLS are still in the walls of Cedar Grove in Vicksburg, Mississippi!!

[@karenstanislaw8912]

Love this place for the same reasons you probably posted it. I get the sense that the Kleins really loved and enjoyed their home, loved each other, and that things, for the most part, were essentially active and vital and well here - albeit along with the loss of 4 children, strife with the other two who were denied their inheritance, the makeshift morgue below/ imposition and pillaging of the army, etc. And although checkered with human shadow, the place retains a brightness, a balance, an ease and dignity - not to mention how handsome the home, details, proportions, appointments on the property. Wonderful, interesting, and inviting place. Liked it very much. Thank you, truly, for sharing this with us, as well all else you post.

[@michaelcheli5842]

I enjoyed your comment, which is right on point. 😊

[@AprilRaine60]

OMG, 😲😯I'm literally gobsmacked that the lady of the house had the forethought to keep the evidence of the cannon balls ruining her home. Fantastic to see that.

[@Pinkguming]

I'm sure she also wanted to make the point, she probably saw the enemy as barbaric brutes!

[@YulyBigott]

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[@YulyBigott]

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[@lisaharrod8386]

I toured this home on a family vacation in 1974. The property was very wooded...more so than it appears now. I remember a beautiful fountain totally surrounded by trees. The interiors were quite original, as was much of the furniture and decorative items. I especially remember twin parlors with matching mantle clocks. And the cannonballs! Making BNBs out of these grand homes diminishes much of the original form and function of these places. I realize it's necessary monetarily. I'm just glad I got to see it in it's more historical context. A truly grand home. Thank you L and K for this video.

[@StillSewCrazy]

We stayed overnight last summer. Wish we could have stayed a few more nights. It's truly beautiful. It felt amazing to stay in a home that was such a huge part of southern history.

[@SpanishEclectic]

I love a red dining room, though it looks like the 'new and improved' one is yellow. So amazing to find that safe with the contents still inside. There are so many interesting bits of history with this place. My great-grandfather's half-brother served under Sherman, as aide to one of the generals in his chain of command. The layout of the buildings and the proportions of the exterior and the interior rooms are so appealing. "Just right." Keeping the cannonballs preserves the history. This would be such a great place to wander and explore.

[@AmynAL]

An interesting and beautiful home. The docent did a wonderful job. Thank you for sharing.

[@sandysimmer1279]

Would have liked to have seen the bedrooms. Also, the room that she mentioned about George and Clara.

[@judyanderson8782]

How interesting. It's wonderful that it has been restored to It's glory, and that they know the historical stories behind this house. That's why our past must not passed away as some would have it.

[@marksears1124]

I LOVE these Tours ! Thankyou. Michigan

[@infinitelightcouncil]

Its always been up there with the most monumental of Mississippi mansions- I was friendly with one of the owners in the 90s- she oddly enough also owned The Wigwam in Natchez. There's a Petit Point parlor set I first saw in Cedar Grove's Ballroon, then The Wigwam's Balroom, and now its scattered around Houmas House. That's some provenance!

[@darametta3436]

So cool to see this - I spent my honeymoon here

[@carmenkraft9311]

Beautiful home! Love that library!!

[@WidowofSocTrangTiger]

🔹Rather astounding that these homes are still standing 🔹

[@teenytime1]

My husband and I have stayed here. It is a beautiful home.

[@AuntieBrennie]

A very exquisite home. Love that so much history has been preserved and the amazing forethought of the Owners really adds so much interest. Despite all the evils of war it feels like a very sacred space. I’m in awe of it! THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE HISTORY & FOR PRESERVING IT SO PERFECTLY!

[@janeybluemedley5128]

Wow! What a place. I enjoyed your choice of music for this. Thank you for sharing.

[@williamlloyd3769]

Amazing the house survived

[@officiallyshane]

Thank you for continuing to share these homes. They give us all a little bit of hope. We should all strive to preserve and I'm grateful for those who do.

[@kch917]

Lovely house with a fascinating history. I really appreciate the attitude of someone who would leave those cannonballs where they landed!

[@danielulz1640]

I lived in Vicksburg as a child, very late 1955-fall 1956. The red brick house next door had a large hole in the wall, between two windows, on the first floor. The room had been left just as it was when damaged during the siege and you could see into it through the hole and the windows. It was weird and creepy and scared my Mother.

[@susanploss7792]

Beautiful home! Amazing the cannon balls are still there after all these years.

[@jerridavis6462]

Enjoyed from Texas! I got to stay there in the late eighties! Fascinating video!

[@zanna9857]

Call me slow but this thought just occurred to me... With these videos Laine is doing the modern version of what Katherine did, showcasing these homes to people all over the US essentially drawing them in for the March pilgrimage. And you both live in Hope. Coincidence? 💞

[@therookiepreservationist1086]

Wow! Finding the silver in the safe! 🎉

[@Jeannified]

stunning! love the important history, too! Would definitely stay there!

[@lisalemberis5195]

I'm so hapoy you showed this one too! When i was in Vicksburg (after Natchez) we wanted to tour this but it wasn't opened. We did get to go tour The Corners & its beautiful & the owner was very informative about the Klien family/ history of these homes & the Mississippi River& how it changed course&the Yazoo being changed. Very interesting! I think a tour of the sea captain's house right by them would be awesome too! It looks so pretty outside! Just an idea for ya!😉Thank you!

[@warrenlemay8134]

I visited this house when I was in Vicksburg this past Saturday. Was wondering about the mound, it was one of the first things I noticed. It has three amazing 19th Century houses around it that I also appreciated. Vicksburg is such a beautiful little city with such friendly and welcoming people, I would love to visit it again!

[@patcutler2823]

Beautiful home so much history so sad she lost so many of her children back then those homes were well built not like today

[@stephenburns3678]

Thank you. Lovely home.

[@michaelcheli5842]

Excellent tour of a wonderful home with a rich history. I look forward to visiting your B&B at some point in the future. Thank you for sharing.

[@vase980]

I love me some Cedar Grove!!!! Great place to stay in Vicksburg!

[@DrewMacGregor]

Beautiful house and wonderful to see history preserved. That story about the soldier and the gold sounds ridiculous though.

[@nadinemasteller1089]

Thank you for the tour of this extraordinarily beautiful home. I'll never be able to afford to stay there, so this is the only way I will see it.

[@robertknight9506]

My mom spent many nights in that home. Her best friend was Dr. Podesta’s daughter, Peggy who I knew very well. When I was a kid, both of them swore the basement of that house was haunted. They both swore there were soldiers still buried in the basement walls.

[@robertwessels9827]

I love this place!

[@stephaniemize321]

I toured Cedar Grove back in the 1980’s. It wasn’t a bed and breakfast at that time I don’t believe. I’m from Mississippi and was living in Jackson at the time.

[@karenwright8556]

I enjoyed it.😊🌈💗

[@zanna9857]

Who else waited for a secret message in the last 3 minutes? Like the hidden song track on old albums? Or Easter egg in movie credits? 😂

[@ralficlaspill4074]

Thank you for correcting the spelling in the title. I didn’t realize how rude it appeared when I pointed this out until I reviewed it later. You two work so hard and I appreciate the amazing work that you do to bring these wonderful and informative videos to everyone. I sincerely apologize for my rudeness. I should have pointed the error out in a nicer way.

[@OurRestorationNation]

It’s ok. I’m always mortified when I make a mistake like that. That’s a major sin in the advertising world from which I come.

[@RalfiClaspill]

FYI -Cannon is misspelled.

[@tristazerbe8119]

I hate that she didn’t mention until the last moment that they are a bed and breakfast. I thought they used to be a wedding venue as well. It might be under new ownership but years ago it was a wonderful place to stay in Vicksburg.

[@barbaralamoreaux328]

I wonder if the brick house was always painted…

[@mistervacation23]

Is this the one that Max Baer and Irene Ryan visited?

[@maryintx4409]

Wait, a two year honeymoon?! Shazam what a guy!

[@JayYoung-ro3vu]

I'm always curious that docents in the Southern properties ALWAYS point out General Grant's drinking capacity. It's curious that he died from oral cancer linked to the cigars he frequently smoked rather than cirrhosis of the liver. Some thirty years plus years ago, when we would tour Southern sites, and tour guides would ask where the visitors were from, i would respond 'Dayton. Ohio' rather than my nearby small town. My love interest would respond 'Columbus, Ohio' as they knew if they responded with their true hometown, the guide's demeanor would change. I'll let you guess what the hometown is and who came from it.

[@megfuchs9425]

Was it just me, or were the last four minutes or so missing?

[@jennyB_In_KC]

Nope! It stops short of the 19:15 mark right at 15:30.

[@megfuchs9425]

@@jennyB_In_KC I've tried a few different times to watch the end of it. It just goes black for the last 3 or 4 minutes or so. I'm bummed.

[@PatriciaDebrow]

Where did Elizabeth go when she left?

[@monicalynn7187]

I need to know how haunted it is.

[@suzieq2493]

How about showing the room??

[@OurRestorationNation]

Did you mean rooms? We showed what we were allowed to show.

[@suzieq2493]

@@OurRestorationNation The first room she was talking about...

[@raffaellasirugo9647]

Sorry it isn't lived in by a family any more

[@Cristielee100]

What happened if a person touched the cannon balls?

[@danielulz1640]

They would have thier hand slapped!

[@karenwright8556]

🤷 maybe you have to stand in the corner till the tour is over😀,I think I'd want to touch it, too.

[@wdgbirmingham2]

The "Grant" Suite? Should we be honored the leader of the War of Northern Aggression would sleep off his hangovers there? Blasphemy!!

[@professorgraham822]

This house has the great distinction of having had the greatest general in American history stay there, and have chosen to insult his memory by retelling hideous lies made up by his enemies over and over again. I feel sorry for you for having such low regard for your own honor, but frankly you should feel deeply ashamed. Grant was not a drunk, nor did he sleep it off regularly in this house. He was running an army in order to save this country. I hope you rethink the tales told during this gimmicky tour.