This house, Ten Oaks, served as headquarters for Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard from Oct. 15-23, 1864, as he coordinated the movement of Gen. J.B. Hood's army while it marched across northeast Alabama enroute to Nashville. Beauregard and his retinue, including Gov. I.G. Harris of Tenn. and Gen. M.L. Smith, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Crook, who built Ten Oaks in 1850 as the largest house in Calhoun County. From the front balcony, Beauregard was serenaded by townspeople gathered in the yard to honor his appointment by Jefferson Davis as Commander, Military Division of the West, C.S.A.