Verandah-Curlee House

08/29/2026

The House is closed today for a private event. Sorry for any inconvenience.

08/18/2026

08/05/2026

We love that families want to make memories on the steps of our beautiful establishment!!

06/19/2026

Congrats to Lucy and Brett!
It was a beautiful wedding and reception!!

06/13/2026

Happy Wedding Day!! We can’t wait to share in your special day!!

06/09/2026

If you’re looking for a venue, the Verandah-Curlee House is where you want to be!!

Call 662-287-9501 today!!

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day!!!!!

05/16/2026

– A Texas General Dies in Corinth

Brig. Gen. Joseph Lewis Hogg was born in Morgan County, Georgia, in 1806. He moved with his family to Alabama in 1818, studied law, and served as a militia officer before heading west to Texas in 1839. There he established a law practice, entered politics, and served in the Texas Congress (1843–44) and later in the Texas Senate.

At the outbreak of the Mexican American War, Hogg resigned his seat and fought with the Texas Mounted Volunteers at the Battle of Monterrey. In 1860, he served as a delegate to the Texas Secession Convention and voted in favor of leaving the Union.

With the Civil War underway, Hogg helped organize the 3rd Texas Cavalry, entering service as a captain with his son Thomas Elisha Hogg in the ranks. He was quickly appointed colonel by Governor Edward Clark, and promoted to brigadier general, on February 12, 1862.

In April 1862, Hogg was sent east to reinforce Confederate troops at the Siege of Corinth, not far from the Shiloh battlefield. He commanded a mixed brigade of dismounted Texas cavalry, Texas infantry, Arkansas infantry, and Goode’s Texas Battery.

During the Corinth operations, Hogg contracted dysentery and died on May 16, 1862. He was buried in Corinth, Mississippi, where many soldiers from the Shiloh and Corinth campaigns still rest today. In 1917, his family removed his remains and buried him at the old Confederate Park in Corinth, the current site of the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center.

He was the father of future Texas governor Jim Hogg.

Image - General Hogg (Bayou Bend Collection)

05/15/2026

The museum loved hosting the Daughters of the American Revolution of Corinth yesterday!!!

If anyone wants to have their club meetings at the House give us a call at 662-287-9501!

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there!!