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…
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…