I held Lincoln : a union sailor's journey home

Author/Creator:: Quest, Richard E., author
Publication/Creation:: [Lincoln, Neb.] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2018]
Format:: Book

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Full Title:: I held Lincoln : a union sailor's journey home / Richard E. Quest

Subjects:: Loring, Benjamin,1824-1902
Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865--Assassination
United States.Navy--Officers--Biography
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography
Prisoners of war--Confederate States of America--Biography
Escaped prisoners of war--United States--Biography
Ship captains--United States--Biography
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
Calcasieu River (La.)--History, Military--19th century

Table of Contents:: Getting in the fight -- The Wave -- A seasick Wave -- No coal -- The enemy is close by -- A precious rose -- Chicken feed -- Prison -- Escape! -- Through the wall -- On the outside -- Plantations -- Dog ranch -- De Doe is dead?! -- The hunter -- Interrogation -- A night drive -- A Confederate bastille -- Anderson Grimes County Jail -- The Old Pen again -- Deadliest killer -- Making the best of it -- The swamp -- Tied up -- The power of the pen(cil) -- Navigating by the wind -- Parched corn -- Over the river and through the woods -- Bear Swamp -- Confederate potatoes -- Goodbye Texas -- Home Guard and Yankee prisoners -- Old friends? -- Your passes or your life! -- Where is my penknife? -- The last toenail -- A burned bridge -- Chimneys on the horizon -- Lincoln coffee and a civilized bed -- The surprise -- Washington Navy Yard -- I held Lincoln.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: xvi, 187 pages ; 24 cm
General Note:: Place of publication from website.