Raymond, Mississippi | This scenic and historic driving tour features three structures that stand as a reminder of the Battle of Raymond, fought outside this small community.

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The Oaks House Museum
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823 North Jefferson Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Website: www.theoakshousemuseum.org
The Boyd House, also known as The Oaks, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Built about 1853, this was the home of longtime mayor James H. Boyd both before and after the Civil War. The house is one of the few extant structures to have survived the burning of Jackson and is now a museum operated by the Colonial Dames.
Jackson, Mississippi | This historic mansion served not only as a Confederate shelter for the wounded, but also it played host to Union officers who had at least one "beautiful supper" there.
Jackson, Mississippi| This historic house was built by Charles Henry Manship, who would go on to serve two terms as Jackson's first mayor during the Civil War.
Jackson, Mississippi | This building was the site of Mississippi's Secession Convention, January 1861, and it continued as the seat of state government until May 1863, when it was evacuated before the Battle of Jackson and later vandalized by Federal troops.
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