Table of Contents
1. Introduction
What is a “Civil War watch?”
Placing the American Civil War in American History: Cause and Consequences
2. Impact of the Civil War on American Perceptions of Time
3. Impact of the Civil War on American Watch-Making
Evidence of Widespread Use of Watches among Civil War Soldiers
4. Impact of American Watch-Making on the Civil War
How Watches Were Used in the Field
Noteworthy Examples of Watches Affecting Civil War Operations
5. General Characteristics of Civil War Watches
Domestic versus Foreign Timepieces
Winding and Setting
Watch Movement Finishing and Details
Watch Dials and Hands
Watchcases
6. American-Made Civil War Watches: General Considerations
7. Foreign-Made Watches Used in the Civil War
English Watches
Swiss and Other Foreign Watches
8. Assessing Desirability and Authenticity of Civil War Timepieces
9. Outstanding Examples of Civil War Watches: The Men, Their Units and Their Battles
Lt. Col. John Hodges, Jr. (December 8, 1841–July 30, 1864), Salem Zouaves, 19th, 50th, and 59th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
1st Lt. James A. Sage (1836–1913), 25th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Brigadier General Joseph Tarr Copeland, Michigan Cavalry Brigade and CO of Camp Copeland (near Pittsburgh)
Brevet Brigadier General George Washington Gallup, previously Colonel of the 14th Kentucky (Mounted) Infantry
Brevet Major General John Wallace Fuller, C.O. of “Fuller’s Ohio Brigade,” previously Colonel of the 27th Ohio Infantry
Final Thoughts
Acknowledgements
Appendix
The Background to the War
Fighting to Defend Slavery—In the Secessionists’ Own Words!
The Tragic Choice for Southern Federal Soldiers
Notes and References
Bibliography
Author and Subject Index