Constructed in early 1863 with hndmade red brick, the two-story Whitman-Anderson House is of a classic Doric-order Greek Revival design. After the nearby Battle of Ringgold Gp, Union Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant used the house as his headquarters for the night of November 27, 1863. The next day, he left with Major General William T. Sherman for Graysville, Georgia, where the decision was made to end the pursuit of the retreating Confederate army. Legend states that upon his departure from the home, Grant offered Mrs. Whitmn $50 in U.S. greenbacks as payment for lodging. She refused the offer, wanting Confederate currency instead. When he heard her request, Grant said, “She certainly is not whipped yet,” and his soldiers cheered her as they departed.
The Whitmn-Anderson home is privately owned and not open to the public. It is easily viewed from Tennessee Street.