Considered to be one the most haunted places in Vicksburg, Mississippi, McRaven House was used as the Union headquarters during the American Civil War.
The occupation of Vicksburg delivered a severe blow to the Confederate cause, for now control of the Mississippi lay in the hands of General Grant. A Colonel Wilson and his aide, Captain McPherson, of the occupying forces decided to headquarter at 1445 Harrison Street. McPherson served as the liaison between the occupying troops and the residents of the town. One night, McPherson failed to return from his usual rounds and was declared missing. A search was started, but he wasn’t found. The following night McPherson returned although not in the flesh.
His mutilated-looking apparition dripping with blood allegedly appeared to Colonel Wilson in McRaven House to inform his commander that he had been murdered by Confederate sympathizers and thrown into the river.
Since that time, reports of Captain McPherson’s ghost continue, delivering the same message to other occupants of the house. There have also been sightings of civil war soldiers and a woman with long brown hair and a plain dress in the middle bedroom of the house. In 1991, the house, which is currently a private residence open daily for tours, was blessed by an Episcopal priest, but reports of hauntings from startled tourists and tour guides continue.
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The Element Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Hauntings: The Complete A–Z for the Entire Magical World: The Ultimate A-Z of Spirits, Mysteries and the Paranormal by Theresa Cheung