The silver watch case shows signs of wear, an indicator that Dr. O'Farrell wore it and consulted it, perhaps to measure a patient's pulse My colleague Diane Wendt's excellent work on a Civil War ...

Not a Civil War buff Mellen, 55, was not a Civil War buff before all this. But old pocket watches have fascinated him since he and his daughter, Maren, now 15, bought one at a thrift store in 2008.

Please visit www.nawcc.org for more information on this important new exhibit, one of the first to feature Civil War pocket watches as the main subject matter. The 162-page hardcover, lavishly ...