Once a fine plantation home, the Messenger house stood near the banks of the Big Black River north of Bovina. During the War Between the States, all the furnishings were stolen by the Union army, but their actions were defended by Gen. William T. Sherman. The house, long abandoned, was demolished in about 1960. The photo is from the Old Court House Museum collection.

Historic photos taken in and around Vicksburg are featured on Sundays in The Vicksburg Post. Many of the photos are from the J. Mack Moore Collection at the Old Court House Museum. Though not all photos were taken by Mr. Moore, they are part of the collection given to the museum by longtime Vicksburg Post managing editor Charles J. Faulk. Appropriate photos from the public will also be accepted and published. To submit a photo, contact Karen Gamble at 636-4545.