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The watch is in the keeping of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and the curators there knew nothing of the secret message until a descendent of the watchmaker contacted them. The messages give news of the bombing of Ft. Sumter and gives thanks that "we have a government," which I guess would be the Confederate States Government. Jefferson Davis's name is also inscribed.
Fun little bit of historical trivia.
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