{"product_id":"i-held-lincoln-a-union-sailors-journey-home-9781612349497","title":"I Held Lincoln: A Union Sailor's Journey Home","description":"Lt. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Potomac Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612349497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.49h x 7.66w x 0.81d","brand":"Richard E. Quest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662062252188,"sku":"9781612349497","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3257d398-7919-484c-ba0d-a301dad9704e.jpg?v=1603900968","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-held-lincoln-a-union-sailors-journey-home-9781612349497","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}