Topic: People and Organizations
The Diary of Alfred Aiken
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| Catalog date |
01/20/2006 |
| Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
| Classification |
War
Warships
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army |
| Collection |
General Collection |
| Date |
C 1870 |
| Abstract |
A 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 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 |
| Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
| Subjects |
Civil War
Soldiers
Sailors |
| Title |
The Diary of Alfred Aiken |
| Year Range from |
1860 |
| Year range to |
1865 |
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Rev. 1.0a 1/2009 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number) at: butlerw@marblehead.org
Last modified on: January 05, 2009
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