I Held Lincoln: A Union Sailor's Journey Home Quest Richard E.
I Held Lincoln: A Union Sailor's Journey Home Quest Richard E. Lt. He commanded no armies and devised no grand strategies. Benjamin Loring (1824-1902) lived the life of an everyman Civil War sailor.…
Specifikacia I Held Lincoln: A Union Sailor's Journey Home Quest Richard E.
I Held Lincoln: A Union Sailor's Journey Home Quest Richard E.
Lt. He commanded no armies and devised no grand strategies. Benjamin Loring (1824-1902) lived the life of an everyman Civil War sailor.
He was incarcerated in Camp Groce, a deadly Confederate prison where he endured horrific conditions and abuse. Loring was a sailor who just wanted to return home, where the biggest story of his life awaited him.Covering almost a year of Loring's service, I Held Lincoln describes the lieutenant's command of the gunboat USS Wave, the Battle of Calcasieu Pass, the surrender of his ship, and his capture by the Confederates. 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.On the night of April 14, 1865, Loring attended Ford's Theater and witnessed one of