Henry
House
Prince William County, Virginia
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The
Henry House was supposedly built in two stages, in part on the
stone foundation of the earlier Henry House. At the time of the
Civil War, it was the home of Judith Carter Henry, an 85-year-old
widow. According to legend, the elderly Judith Henry was moved
from the house on a litter when the fighting on Henry Hill began
on July 21, 1961. She asked to be returned to the house, however,
and was struck by a stray shell. After the battle, the house was
allegedly chipped into pieces and carried off by signtseers as
souvenirs. The remains of the house were burned during the Second
Battle of Manassas.
The
present house on the site was begun in 1870, the first part having
been built by a Confederate veteran named Andrew Norman. In the
1920's, the house was operated as a museum by the Sons of the
Confederate Veterans. The Department of the Interior acquired
the property in the late 1930's, and it is now a part of the Manassas
National Battlefield Park.
Text
© 1994 Dianne Harrah, Drawing © 1994 Bill Harrah
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