Gettysburg '97

The first major unit event for the 42nd Virginia this season was "Gettysburg: The Forgotten Battles," which included Ewell's night assault, Buford's last stand and the railroad cut, and the peach orchard.

Staged in the same fields where the movie Gettysburg was filmed, the event was well organized, well attended, and blessed by the gods with spectacular weather.

42nd Virginia Infantry Regiment group photograph
42nd Virginia members (left to right) Dave Mosely, Jim Fletcher, Dean McElroy, Bob Lawson, Ken Lawson, Dan Sullivan, John Douglass, Matt Rzegocki, and Jim Carr

Photograph of First Battalion kneeling in prayer before Saturday's battle
The First Battalion kneels for a moment of prayer before Saturday's confrontation with Federal forces
Photograph of massed Confederate forces marching up the hill
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go!

Photograph of battle action
Action in Saturday's battle
Photograph of battle action
The only good Yankee...

Photograph of final Confederate charge in Saturday's battle
The 42nd Virginia was in the forefront of Saturday's final charge, just to the right of the battle flag

Photograph of Generals Lee and Heth after the battle
General Robert E. Lee exchanges salutes with a wounded General Harry Heth after the battle
Photograph of hoopskirted ladies showing their colors
These Southern ladies left no doubt as to their loyalties as they welcomed Confederate troops back to camp after Saturday's battle

Photograph of John Douglass and son Alex
Private John Douglass enjoys a quiet moment in camp with son Alex, the youngest member of the 42nd


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