NSTCW Vol. 37 No. 4
Cover:
"Trans-Mississippi Bullets”: a first-time front cover by
photographer and Western Theatre collector Bill Gurley. See Meigs Brainard's
cover story on rare Trans-Miss missiles on p. 38.
Features
Correcting the Record: It's Not a Civil War Friction Primer 22
by Peter C. George
Another longtime error unmasked
The Coffeys of Virginia: Prison Survivors 26
by Jerry W. Pitstick
The legacy of a remarkable family
#1 With a Bullet: Carved Message to Abe 34
by Stephen W. Sylvia
A missile missive
COVER STORY:
Civil War in the West Yields Rare Bullets, Part II 38
by Meigs Brainard
A worth-the-wait update 25 years later
Prelude to War: Senator Charles Sumner's Note 48
by Stanley B. Smullen III
A keepsake of great portent
Bayonets, Part II: British Imports 50
by Paul D. Johnson
The groundbreaking series continues
Surgeon Wiley's Tent 64
by Dr. Gordon E. Dammann
Rare is an understatement