18th Annual Civil War Weekend at the Grange
Sayville, NY
September 12, 2026
Unfortunately, we had to cut our weekend short to just the Saturday given the monsoon rains forecast for Sunday. Nevertheless, we had great weather for a jammed packed Saturday with the usual Grangemates: the 30th Virginia, the 6th NY Independent Artillery, The Sons of Union Veterans, Daughters of Union Veterans, and the Society of the Grand Army of the Republic (SOGAR). Town of Islip Town Historian, George Munkenbeck, served in the hospital although he was thwarted from giving his Sunday sermon. We still held our Saturday 'evening' Flag Retirement ceremony but in the late afternoon and President Rich Coleman entertained us with another episode of 'Civil War Jeopardy'. By 8pm, we were packed up and gone well before the rains began. Let's hope we have clear weather for the 19th next year. Special thanks to Chris Lauterbach for contributing photos and video.
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