Record 2923/5355 Catalog Record Archives Exhibit Page Home Search Description  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.

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Last modified on: February 22, 2013