. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . \ GLAD 9IGH1 POBTHE PRISONERS On top of the gentle ,].,[*•rising from the river atAik-n - Landing riandj thedwelling of A. M. Aiken,who gave the locality lua name. Pot a iliort time inlH6;i Aiken, Landing on the James Biver just MowDutch Gap, m need a-, a point of exchange for dien captured in t!, I ■Many prisoners from theEastern armies in \H>alifted their tired •this comfortable place,which aroused thoughts ofhome. There was notlikely to be any fighting ina
. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . \ GLAD 9IGH1 POBTHE PRISONERS On top of the gentle ,].,[*•rising from the river atAik-n - Landing riandj thedwelling of A. M. Aiken,who gave the locality lua name. Pot a iliort time inlH6;i Aiken, Landing on the James Biver just MowDutch Gap, m need a-, a point of exchange for dien captured in t!, I ■Many prisoners from theEastern armies in \H>alifted their tired •this comfortable place,which aroused thoughts ofhome. There was notlikely to be any fighting ina locality selected for theexchange of prisoners, andin this photograph at least AIKENS HOUSE IX 1864 there are women and chil-dren. At the top of thesteps stands a woman witha child leaning against hervoluminous skirts, and aNegro mammy with alarge white apron stands onthe other side of the Union officers arelounging at the near end ofthe porch. The mill shownin the lower photographwas owned by Mr. rude wharf stretchingout into the river enabledthe neighboring farmers toland their corn, which th
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