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James Gandy, libarian for the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. displays the text of the 150-year old diary kept by Confederate Army lieutenant James Malbone. Malbone wrote parts of the diary in a home-made code to keep private information about military movements, his sex life, and his musings about the possibility that Varina Davis, the wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, was of African-American ancestry. Malbone's code was recently broken by Queens College associate professor Kent Boklan, a former National Security Agency-trained code breaker. The museum is administered by the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs, which oversees the New York Army and Air National Guard. ( Division of Military and Naval Affairs photo by Eric Durr/Released)
| Date Taken: | 10.03.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 10.08.2014 11:43 |
| Photo ID: | 1605688 |
| VIRIN: | 140310-Z-ZZ999-005 |
| Resolution: | 3872x2592 |
| Size: | 766.24 KB |
| Location: | SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK, US |
| Web Views: | 20 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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150-year old Confederate diary gives up its secrets to volunteer code breaker
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