By Krisha Williams
Haunted honeymoon
Posted April 21, 2008
The night of our wedding we'll be sleeping in the same bed Ulysses S. Grant slept in - different mattress, I hope. A Civil War enthusiast, my fiance is thrilled. Me, I'm more excited about the room's whirlpool tub.
I find it interesting though that the mansion is said to be haunted. Cedar Grove was built in the 1840s by businessman John Alexander Klein, who presented it to teenaged Elizabeth Klein as a wedding present.
During the war, the house in Vicksburg, Miss., was used as a Union hospital. A cannonball still remains lodged in the wall of the parlor, where visitors have reported smelling John Klein's pipe smoke, according to hauntedhouses.com. There's no smoking allowed in the house.
Guests have spotted Mrs. Klein strolling outside the mansion, also noted on several Web sites.
While interesting, I don't think I want any spooky visitors on my honeymoon. I'm not really sure I want to sleep in Grant's bed either, but hey, it should make a good story.
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