Aiken, James Collection
Title
Aiken, James Collection
Subject
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Description
James Aiken was a member of the Citadel Class of 1851. Upon graduation, he moved to Alabama where he taught and studied law. He became a member of the Alabama legislature in 1861 as well as joining the Confederate States Army as a Captain with the 13th Alabama infantry regiment. In 1865, he was captured by Union forces and was held as a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio. After the war, he served as a circuit judge in Alabama and passed away in 1908.
Creator
Aiken, James, 1832-1908
Source
A1997.20
Publisher
The Citadel Archives & Museum
Rights
Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409.
Relation
James Aiken Collection
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/27
Collection Items
Journal of James Aiken, May 27, 1862 - April 20, 1865 - Part 1
The first section of the journal kept by James Aiken details his account as a Union prisoner of war. He recounts the journey from Virginia to Johnson's Island, Ohio where he was imprisoned. The journal also contains lists of soldiers and their…
Journal of James Aiken, May 27, 1862 - April 20, 1865 - Part 2
The second section of the journal kept by James Aiken contains lists of soldiers and their provisions as well as a muster roll.
Photograph of James Aiken
Photograph of James Aiken, Citadel Class of 1851, taken in Gadsden, Alabama.
Official discharge orders for James Aiken, Johnson's Island prison, Ohio, July 25, 1865
Official discharge orders for James Aiken, Colonel in the 13th Alabama Infantry of the Confederate States Army, from Johnson's Island prison in Ohio. The discharge orders are on the front of the document while the oath of allegiance to the United…