Music at Cannon Branch Fort - July 22, 1861

Can't always be working on the O&A. Had a chance to sing a few Southern songs (and a couple of Northern songs) and play mandolin and mouth harp. The other two gentlemen played as well - a great guitar and wooden spoons and all three of our voices blended so nicely.

Welcome to the Journal of Henry Vandergrift.

Welcome to the Journal of Henry Watson Vandergrift. My blog will be written as if I am writing it back in the 1850s through 1870s. I hope to discuss topics that were of importance of those days and may be of interest to those interested in the 150th commemoration of the American Civil War, early agriculture and railroads, and history of Virginia, particularly during that period of time.