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418 North Main Street Bolivar,
Tennessee
Phone 731-658-6700
Watch for us on HGTV's "If Walls Could Talk"
Late spring or early summer 2006!
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Winner of
Fodor's "One of the South's Best Bed & Breakfasts" praise! Magnolia
Manor was built by Judge Austin Miller in 1849. He was a prominent
attorney and is credited with helping place the southern boundary of
Tennessee so that Memphis was in Tennessee, NOT Mississippi. In fact, Austin Miller is
mentioned by name in the Constitution of the State of Mississippi in article 2 as having
placed the northern boundary of that state! He also donated 20 acres of land in Tunica County,
Mississippi in 1848 for the county seat. The town was named Austin in honor of Judge Miller. |
During the
Civil War in 1862, Magnolia Manor was occupied by the Union Army and used as Headquarters.
Four Union generals stayed here. Mrs. Miller told the Generals they could " only use
half of the house" as she was "a delicate woman". It has been
told by the Miller Family that during one meal, Mrs. Miller was seated
with Generals Sherman and Grant. General Sherman made the comment that he
believed "all southern men, woman and children should be exterminated!"
General Grant did not hear this comment, but Mrs. Miller did! She was so upset
by this remark that she left the table and went to the back porch to cry.
General Grant followed her to see what was wrong. Mrs. Miller told
General Grant what Sherman said to her. Grant ordered
Sherman to apologize to their hostess at once! Sherman did apologize, but was so humiliated
by the order he stormed up to his room! As he approached this stair case,
he drew his sword from it's scabbard and slashed the banister with it. The
mark is still visible to this day! |
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