Balfour House - Vicksburg
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jdwms_1950
N 32° 20.921 W 090° 52.714
15S E 699638 N 3581063
Balfour House in Vicksburg, MS.
Waymark Code: WM1YV1
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2007
Views: 27
Built mid-1830's. Home of Emma Balfour, noted diarist of the seige. Site of 1862 Christmas ball interrupted by arrival of Federal fleet. Following surrender, July 4, 1863, was HQ. of Maj.-Gen. J.B. McPherson.
Date Installed:: 1978/01/01
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History
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