Last updated: July 19, 2025
Place
Tour #4, Stop #10 - Duncan House
Shiloh Collection
Quick Facts
Location:
Corinth, MS
Significance:
Army Headquarters
Designation:
Historic Site
Amenities
3 listed
Audio Description, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information
Note that the Duncan House is a private residence and is not open to visitation. Visitors are welcome to peruse the displays at the adjacent Duncan Park, which offers a view of the historic home.
Constructed in 1858, the Duncan House was home to local merchant William Duncan and his family before ownership passed to his more famous son, Thomas Duncan, in the 1870s. The location the house currently occupies is not its original site. When it was built, the house sat a few hundred feet southeast of its current location. In the 1920s it was moved to this corner of the block so that a larger home could be constructed at the Duncan House’s original location. In 2015 it was moved twenty-eight and a half feet north to its current location.
After the Battle of Shiloh, Confederate General Pierre G. T. Beauregard occupied the home, and used it as his headquarters while the planning the defense of the town. As General Beauregard moved into the home, William Duncan moved his family to Rienzi, Mississippi. After the Union armies under the command of Major General Henry W. Halleck captured Corinth in late May 1862, the house was occupied by Brigadier General William S. Rosecrans. It served as his headquarters through the Battle of Corinth in October 1862, until he was promoted to command the Army of the Cumberland.
Constructed in 1858, the Duncan House was home to local merchant William Duncan and his family before ownership passed to his more famous son, Thomas Duncan, in the 1870s. The location the house currently occupies is not its original site. When it was built, the house sat a few hundred feet southeast of its current location. In the 1920s it was moved to this corner of the block so that a larger home could be constructed at the Duncan House’s original location. In 2015 it was moved twenty-eight and a half feet north to its current location.
After the Battle of Shiloh, Confederate General Pierre G. T. Beauregard occupied the home, and used it as his headquarters while the planning the defense of the town. As General Beauregard moved into the home, William Duncan moved his family to Rienzi, Mississippi. After the Union armies under the command of Major General Henry W. Halleck captured Corinth in late May 1862, the house was occupied by Brigadier General William S. Rosecrans. It served as his headquarters through the Battle of Corinth in October 1862, until he was promoted to command the Army of the Cumberland.