Collection	General Collection
Date	C 1870
Abstract	A copy of the blank book with23 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 Confederate ship acting as a privateer.
Home Location	Drawers in Cabinet in Confrence Room
Object ID	2006-001-00002B
Object Name	Manuscript
People	Aiken, Alfred
Title	Copy of The Diary of Alfred Aiken

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Last modified on: February 22, 2013