Owned by the Daughters of the American Revolution

contains a grandfather clock, several fine paintings and French porcelain vases. To the left are spacious double drawing rooms with original Belter parlor sets, antique pianos and white marble mantels with hand- carved roses and seashells. Over each mantel hangs a magnificent mirror.

Connected with these mirrors is a story of war and harrowing experiences. Family tradition is that the mirrors went unscathed through the shelling of Natchez in 1862, only to get buried at the fort site when news spread that Union troops were approaching.

pi River and the lowlands of Louisiana.

The beautiful Federal- style mansion was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Wilson in the 1850s, following the deaths of Little and his wife, Eliza.

During the Civil War, Mrs. Wilson was untiring in her services to the Confederacy and fell under suspicion during the federal occupation of Natchez. She was arrested and banished to Atlanta.

Rosalie, her home, became headquarters for the Union officers in Natchez and was the house where Ulysses S. Grant stopped on a trip through Natchez. In 1938, the Mississippi State Society of Daughters of the American Revolu tion bought Rosalie. Open daily year-round, the mansion houses many of it original furnishings.

The lower hall of Rosalie introduces the magnificence of the house. It

For several years the mirrors remained buried but when they were resurrected, they were unblemished.

The library contains many old books and John James Audubon prints.

The dining room is opposite the second drawing room. A large giltframed oval mirror hangs above the white marble mantel, which was stained by roaring fires maintained by Union soldiers.