{"product_id":"i-held-lincoln-a-union-sailors-journey-home-paperback-softback-9781640124516","title":"I Held Lincoln; A Union Sailor's Journey Home (Paperback \/ softback) 9781640124516","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eI Held Lincoln\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Union Sailor's Journey Home\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard E. Quest (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781640124516\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 June 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 8 photographs, 7 illustrations, 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.334 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLt. Benjamin Loring (1824–1902) lived the life of an everyman Civil War sailor. He commanded no armies and devised no grand strategies. Loring was a sailor who just wanted to return home, where the biggest story of his life awaited him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Covering almost a year of Loring’s service, \u003ci\u003eI Held Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e describes the lieutenant’s command of the gunboat USS \u003ci\u003eWave\u003c\/i\u003e, the Battle of Calcasieu Pass, the surrender of his ship, and his capture by the Confederates. He was incarcerated in Camp Groce, a deadly Confederate prison where he endured horrific conditions and abuse. Loring attempted to escape, evading capture for ten days behind enemy lines, only to be recaptured just a few miles from freedom. After an arduous second escape, he finally reached the safety of Union lines and gained his freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On the night of April 14, 1865, Loring attended Ford’s Theater and witnessed one of the single most tragic events in American history: the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. After the shot rang out, Loring climbed into the presidential box and assisted the dying president, helping to carry him across the street to the Peterson House. Using Loring’s recently discovered private journal, Richard E. Quest tells this astonishing now-recovered story, giving insight into a little-known Confederate prison camp during the last days of the Civil War and providing much-deserved recognition to a man whose journey was nearly lost to American history.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface: The Loring Project\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Author’\u003cbr\u003es Note\u003cbr\u003e 1. Getting in the Fight\u003cbr\u003e 2. The \u003ci\u003eWave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. A Seasick \u003ci\u003eWave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. No Coal\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Enemy Is Close By\u003cbr\u003e 6. A Precious Rose\u003cbr\u003e 7. Chicken Feed\u003cbr\u003e 8. Prison\u003cbr\u003e 9. Escape!\u003cbr\u003e 10. Through the Wall\u003cbr\u003e 11. On the Outside\u003cbr\u003e 12. Plantations\u003cbr\u003e 13. Dog Ranch\u003cbr\u003e 14. De Doe Is Dead?!\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Hunter\u003cbr\u003e 16. Interrogation\u003cbr\u003e 17. A Night Drive\u003cbr\u003e 18. A Confederate Bastille\u003cbr\u003e 19. Anderson Grimes County Jail\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Old Pen Again\u003cbr\u003e 21. Deadliest Killer\u003cbr\u003e 22. Making the Best of It\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Swamp\u003cbr\u003e 24. Tied Up\u003cbr\u003e 25. The Power of the Pen(cil) \u003cbr\u003e 26. Navigating by the Wind\u003cbr\u003e 27. Parched Corn\u003cbr\u003e 28. Over the River and through the Woods\u003cbr\u003e 29. Bear Swamp\u003cbr\u003e 30. Confederate Potatoes\u003cbr\u003e 31. Goodbye, Texas\u003cbr\u003e 32. Home Guard and Yankee Prisoners\u003cbr\u003e 33. Old Friends?\u003cbr\u003e 34. Your Passes or Your Life!\u003cbr\u003e 35. Where Is My Penknife?\u003cbr\u003e 36. The Last Toenail\u003cbr\u003e 37. A Burned Bridge\u003cbr\u003e 38. Chimneys on the Horizon\u003cbr\u003e 39. Lincoln Coffee and a Civilized Bed\u003cbr\u003e 40. The Surprise\u003cbr\u003e 41. Washington Navy Yard\u003cbr\u003e 42. I Held Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52633525223704,"sku":"9781640124516","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/i-held-lincoln-a-union-sailors-journey-home-paperback-softback-9781640124516","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}