Henry J. Balz

Henry J. Balz (February 25, 1840-October 25, 1902)

Henry Balz Building

Henry Balz had this building built in 1882; within three years he had added the larger building at 811-13 W. Main.

Sketch of the Dead

HENRY JUSTUS BALZ; BY ALBERT G. A. BALZ; Henry Justus Balz was born in Frankenburg, Hesse-Cassel, Germany, on February 25th, 1840. He came to the United States as a youth of seventeen. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in an artillery company organized by a Captain Wag- ner, a Prussian soldier of fortune who gave his services to the Confederacy. He saw service at Fort Sumter, but later was in Company 1A, Lucas's Battalion, Armv of Northern Virginia. After the war Henry Balz; returned to Charlottesville, Virginia, where, on April 7th, ' 1870, he married Mary Hartman. He remained in Charlottesville until his death, which occurred on October 25th, 1902. He was instrumental in organizing the Monticello Guard, and was for many years Second Warden of the Volunteer Fire Company.