The Henry Guard: Company H and the 24th Virginia Infantry in the Civil War
Bassett Historical Center 3964 Fairystone Park Hwy, Bassett, VA, United StatesRaised from the farms, villages, and crossroads of Henry County, Virginia, Company H, known as the Henry Guard, answered the call to arms in 1861 and became part of the 24th Virginia Infantry. Throughout four years of war, these local soldiers marched across some of the Civil War's most famous battlefields, including First Manassas, Williamsburg, […]