Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Lum Home

(Grant Headquarters)

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 29, 2025

1. Lum Home Marker

Inscription. Site of Lum Mansion, Hq. of Gen. U.S. Grant, family & staff, after siege of Vicksburg, 1863. The 26 room house, built about 1820, was later destroyed by order of Capt. Cyrus B. Comstock to build fortification.

Erected 1958 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 32° 20.477′ N, 90° 53.063′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Washington Street (Business U.S. 61) north of Klein Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2127 Washington St, Vicksburg MS 39180, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

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a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Isaac Bonham House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Col. Charles C. Flowerree House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Magnolia High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. Marine Hospital (approx. ¼ mile away); The Galleries (approx. ¼ mile away); President Dwight Eisenhower (approx. 0.3 miles away); Blue Roof (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vicksburg Garden Club (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Also see . . . Union Headquarters: The Lum House. (Submitted on August 21, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 2, 2016

2. Lum Home Marker

View of marker looking north on Washington Street (Bus US-61). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

3. View of marker looking north on Washington Street (Bus US-61).

View of marker looking east. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

4. View of marker looking east.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,056 times since then and 181 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 29, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2. submitted on August 21, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on October 26, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.