The capital city Glitz, glamour, golf and more Center of the
Blues Universe The home of Civil War General Stephen D. Lee was
built in 1847 and is furnished with period pieces. Following the
war, Lee became the first president of Mississippi A&M, now
Mississippi State University. A preservationist, he was
instrumental in establishing Vicksburg National Military Park.
An exhibit featuring ten military generals that visited Marion
County before the year 1865 is on display at the Marion County
and City of Columbia Museum. Included in the exhibit are
Generals Andrew “Old Hickory” Jackson and Zachary “Old Rough and
Ready” Taylor, who later became Presidents, that came through
Marion County on their way to the famous Battle of New Orleans
in the War of 1812. Memorial to Confederate soldiers who died at
Texas Field Hospital-soldiers from the Civil War battles of
Corinth, Iuka and Shiloh. The Chickasaw Nation, Col. William
Falkner, Nathan Bedford Forrest and others have a story to tell
when you visit. Weapons, clothin