MANASSAS, Va. (WUSA) A scaled down celebration to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bull Run did not prevent thousands of people to show up on Saturday to the battlefields.Due to the forecast heat and weather conditions, the staged Musket Firing Demonstrations only occurred once instead of every half hour. concert. That concert will feature the Fort McHenry Guard Fife and Drum Corps. on a private 177 acre site off Pageland lane, near Route 29, in Gainesville. "It wasn’t bad this morning but I’d say the last 15 minutes or so it’s picked up."Friedal and her daughter were walking back from the staged demonstration after it ended early around noon. They followed many more who people dressed in the colorful wool uniforms of Yankees and Confederates.Nelson Shouse, 83, and his son John decided to call it quits after the sun turned up a notch around 12:30."I think he’s just ready to fall over," said John Shouse. "Me, I’m dying too."Some braved the beads of sweat for a bit longer, escaping temporarily at the cooling tents and water stations nearby the Visitors Center."AC was only invented this century so we were hot before during the Civil War," said Brian Johnson, who brought his wife and two young children. "We figure we can handle it."The National Park Service reported only a few heat related incidents and one diabetes related case. There were not major emergencies or need for medical transport.Fairfax NewsHelp for parents with mental health issuesVA County Supervisor request reimbursement for unaccompanied minorsMan struck by vehicle in Va. diesMan exposes himself on Va. sidewalkMan dies after being pinned underneath SUV