West, Alfred W.

The bulk of the collection was written by Alfred West just prior to, and during the Civil War. In 1860 he was a musician who played in a band in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and other Sourthern cities before the war began. He later was a musician in the Union Army. Although West lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, many of the Civil War Documents pertain to Kentucky. West's heirs later moved to Northern Kentucky.

From the description of Papers : letters, diary, discharge papers, 1841-1864, bulk 1860-1864. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36276961