Record 2924/5355 Catalog Record Archives Exhibit Page Home Search Description  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.

Copy of The Diary of Alfred Aiken -Archives Catalog -Copyright Marblehead Historical Commission Copy of Alfred Aiken's Diary COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ Contact the Marblehead Historical Commission for rights to use this image.

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Last modified on: February 22, 2013