Homecoming of the 118th NY, "The Adirondack Regiment"
Homecoming of the 118th NY, "The Adirondack Regiment"
Dates: May 24th-26th, 2024
Location: Overlook Park; Newcomb, NY
Event Highlights for the Weekend
**Formal Event Schedule to Follow Here**
FRIDAY 5/24/24:
*Overview and Informational Talk with Newcomb Students
*Reenactor Setup & Arrival at Overlook Park, Full Period Encampment.
*Community & Reenactor Evening Campfire & Ancestors/Flag Ceremony. Public Participation Encouraged.
*Closing Ceremony
SATURDAY 5/25/24:
*Camps Open @ 9am
*Camp Life, Artillery and Infantry Demonstrations throughout the day. Medical Hospital Display, Civilian Displays.
*Civil War Veterans Cemetery Ceremony @ Overlook Park, "Roll Call of the Dead", Flag Folding Presentation.
*Guideboat Exhibit on Display all Weekend
*Guided Evening Candlelight Walk with stations & period skits "Snapshots in Time"
*Artillery Nightfire
*Closing Ceremony
SUNDAY 5/26/24:
* Camps Open @ 9am
* Camp Life, Artillery & Infantry Demonstrations, Medical Hospital Display, Civilian Displays
*Closing Ceremony