My new musical group of Civil War reenactors, the Black River Boys, had our first outing yesterday at a spring training muster. We have been practicing together for about two months and have about 20 tunes under our belts. They are all period tunes by Steven Foster, Henry Clay, George Work and others of the CW era. We had hoped that our playing would encourage others to join in as was very common around the campfires of both armies. Singing was one of the most common activities enjoyed by everyo…
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