Collection	General Collection
Date	C 1870
Abstract	A blank book with 23 handwritten pages of Alfred Aiken's experiences during the American Civil War, first as a short term soldier on the way to defend Washington DC at the very beginning of the war. The second part was his account of service in the US Navy aboard the USS Ino, Captain Perk Cressy commanding, on a cruise to locate the Sumter a Conference ship acting as a privateer.
Home Location	Drawers in Cabinet in Conference Room
Object ID	2006-001-00002A
Object Name	Manuscript
People	Aiken, Alfred
Title	The Diary of Alfred Aiken

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Last modified on: February 22, 2013