num_pages: 256
description: "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 Preface1.  The South Beckons2.  Aboard the C.S.S. Virginia3.  The Battle of Drewry's Bluff  4.  Beginning of the Midnight Raids5.  The Chesapeake Expedition6.  Raid in North Carolina Waters7.  Havoc Along the North Atlantic Coast8.  Pursuit of the C.S.S. Tallahassee9.  The Confederacy Topples10. Escape to the Florida Coast11. Voyage into Exile fro12. 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 activeBook  Second printing (1982) shown here, is a National Historical Society Book Club edition in both hardcover and paperback
language: English
title: John Taylor Wood : Sea Ghost of the Confederacy
titlecomplete: John Taylor Wood : Sea Ghost of the Confederacy
ratings_count: 3
publisher: U. of Georgia Press