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I held Lincoln : a union sailor's journey home /

Authors:
Quest, Richard E.,
Item ID:
71201900100005
Publisher:
Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, 2018.; �2018
ISBN:
9781612349497; 1612349498; 9781640120549; 9781640120556; 9781640120563
Call Number:
E611 .Q47 2018
Physical Description:
xvi, 187 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Topic:
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.
Loring, Benjamin, 1824-1902.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination.
United States. Navy -- Officers -- 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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references.; 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.
OCLC Number:
on1005198838
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
Category:
Books & Pamphlets