2013

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Year in Review

The Sesquicentennial reached its High Water Mark during the 2013 season with a relentless series of events including a trio of 150th anniversaries. We started the year with the Trifecta of St. Patrick’s Day Parades (Westhampton Beach, Center Moriches, and NYC) that segued into a Spring filled with a record number of school programs. In June, we participated in three new events including our first visits to the William Floyd Estate and Amityville Historical Society along with the unique experience of burying the cremains of two original Civil War soldiers (of the 39th New York) through the Missing in America Project at the Long Island National Cemetery. We returned to our Spring & Autumn staples of the season: Neshaminy & Cedar Creek. However, the year’s action was centered upon three major anniversaries. The first one, in May, was Spotsylvania in Virginia. The last was of the Gettysburg Address during Remembrance Day. Yet it was Gettysburg 150 that served as the zenith of many a reenactor’s career. Unfortunately, dueling events on opposing weekends precluded a truly historical gathering. We chose the GAC event (a small delegation of us attended the Blue & Gray also) and it certainly was memorable, not least of which was for the excessive heat and relentless sunshine that only broke into rain, dramatically enough, during the finale of Pickett’s Charge. 2013 will certainly be a tough act to follow.

Westhampton Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade
Westhampton Beach, NY
March 9, 2013


Center Moriches St. Patrick's Day Parade
Center Moriches, NY
March 10, 2013


NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade
New York, NY
March 16, 2013


24th Annual
Neshaminy Civil War Reenactment
Bensalem, PA
April 20 - 21, 2013


Educational Program
Nassakeag Elementary School
East Setauket, NY
April 30, 2013


150TH ANNIVERSARY
The Battle of Chancellorsville
Spotsylvania, VA
May 4 - 5, 2013


Educational Program
Wading River Elementary School
Wading River, NY
May 10, 2013


Educational Program
Accompsett Middle School
Smithtown, NY
May 15, 2013


Educational Program
Smithtown Historical Society
Smithtown, NY
May 17, 2013


Educational Program
William S. Covert Elementary School
Rockville Centre, NY
May 21, 2013


Living History at the William Floyd Estate
Mastic Beach, NY
June 1, 2013


Educational Program
Island Trees Memorial Middle School
Levittown, NY
June 3, 2013


Living History at Amityville Historical Society
Amityville, NY
June 8, 2013


The Missing in America Project
Burial of Civil War Soldiers
at Long Island National Cemetery
Pinelawn, NY
June 22, 2013


150TH ANNIVERSARY
The Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg, PA
July 4 - 7, 2013
(Gettysburg Annual Reenactment)


Sayville Summerfest
Sayville, NY
August 3, 2013


5th Annual Civil War Weekend
at the Grange
Sayville, NY
September 21 - 22, 2013


C.W.S.W.
Civil War South West
LOS ANGELES
September 26, 2013


Educational Program
Cold Spring Harbor High School
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
October 1, 2013


Monthly Meeting & Drill at the Grange
Sayville, NY
October 27, 2013


Living History at Hillside Public Library
New Hyde Park, NY
November 15, 2013


Remembrance Day
150TH ANNIVERSARY
of the Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg, PA
November 23, 2013