On the Plains of Manassas

The 42nd Virginia was asked to provide a color guard for the United Daughters of the Confederacy's annual commemoration of the Southern victory at the Battle of First Manassas on July 21, 1863. This year's celebration, which was hosted by the District of Columbia Division, was held on July 19 at Manassas National Battlefield Park.

Chuck Ten Brink of the Lookout Battery, the Confederate incarnation of the Third Battery, First Michigan Light Artillery, visited the 42nd for the First Manassas commemoration

42nd civilian coordinator Marianne Gray stayed in the shade as temperatures climbed into the 90's

Photograph of color guard Photograph of Larry Ward,
Marianne Gray, and Ken Lawson

The color guard Field commander Larry Ward viewed the proceedings from his wheelchair, accompanied by Marianne Gray and Ken Lawson. Larry was recovering from a broken leg suffered on the way to a Confederate Memorial Day ceremony in May.

Photograph of Paul Martindale and
John Kennedy with UDC Division presidents Photograph of James Robertson

Paul Martindale and John Kennedy escorted UDC Virginia Division President Juanita Allen (left) and DC Division President Dorothy Gilchrist (center) to lay wreaths at the base of the Stonewall Jackson statue Dr. James I. Robertson, VPI professor and Jackson biographer, was the keynote speaker at the commemoration

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The color guard	Field commander Larry Ward viewed the proceedings from his wheelchair, accompanied by Marianne Gray and Ken Lawson. Larry was recovering from a broken leg suffered on the way to a Confederate Memorial Day ceremony in May.


Paul Martindale and John Kennedy escorted UDC Virginia Division President Juanita Allen (left) and DC Division President Dorothy Gilchrist (center) to lay wreaths at the base of the Stonewall Jackson statue	Dr. James I. Robertson, VPI professor and Jackson biographer, was the keynote speaker at the commemoration