John Taylor Wood : Sea Ghost of the Confederacy

by Royce G. Shingleton

"The scion of America's military and political leadership, John Taylor Wood was the grandson of Zachary Taylor and the nephew of Jefferson Davis. While his father and mother remained loyal to the Union, Wood himself resigned his commission at the U.S. Naval Academy and received a lieutenant's commission in the Confederate navy. He was best known for his raids against enemy ships. In one three-week period, he captured over thirty Union merchant vessels off the north Atlantic coast. Between raids he served on President Davis's staff, and was captured with Davis in May 1865 in Georgia. He escaped, made his way to Cuba and eventually settled in Nova Scotia."

"If any human agency can assure success [of the mission] I think it will be accomplished by Col. Wood."  
                                                                                                                           Robert E. Lee   
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Preface
1.  The South Beckons
2.  Aboard the C.S.S. Virginia
3.  The Battle of Drewry's Bluff  
4.  Beginning of the Midnight Raids
5.  The Chesapeake Expedition
6.  Raid in North Carolina Waters
7.  Havoc Along the North Atlantic Coast
8.  Pursuit of the C.S.S. Tallahassee
9.  The Confederacy Topples
10. Escape to the Florida Coast
11. Voyage into Exile fro
12. Expatriate   
                                                                                                                   
SPECIAL FEATURES

  John Taylor Wood, circa 1858
  Eleven, spaced throughout the book, including three sketches of the escape through Florida drawn by Wood--one  of which is on the jacket image shown here 
  Eight, spaced throughout the book, all original, commissioned by the author and produced by cartographer Richard Walker, showing areas where Wood was active
Book  Second printing (1982) shown here, is a National Historical Society Book Club edition in both hardcover and paperback

256 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1979

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[Read1000books · Rating 3 out of 5]

Subtitled "Sea Ghost Of The Confederacy". The adventuresome life of a Confederate naval officer who served on the ironclad CSS Virginia during its epic battle with the Monitor at Hampton Roads, as well as being the captain of the raider CSS Tallahassee.