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Confederate seadog : John Taylor Wood in war and exile / by John Bell.
Van Pelt Library E467.1.W86 B45 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bell, John, 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wood, John Taylor.
- Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry.
- Confederate States of America. Navy.
- Ship captains--Confederate States of America--Biography.
- Ship captains.
- Confederate States of America. Navy--Biography.
- Confederate States of America.
- Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry--Biography.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.
- United States.
- History.
- Sea control.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 178 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2002]
- Contents:
- Part 1 Under Three Flags: The Life and Legacy of John Taylor Wood
- 1 A Forgotten Confederate Colony 9
- 2 Early Life, 1830-1847 12
- 3 United States Navy, 1847-1861 16
- 4 Confederate States Navy, 1861-1865 22
- 5 Escape to Cuba, 1865 41
- 6 Exile in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1865-1904 53
- 7 A Rebel's Legacy 66
- Part 2 The Civil War Memoirs of a Confederate Exile: Writings of John Taylor Wood
- 8 The First Fight of Iron-Clads 71
- 9 The Tallahassee's Dash into New York Waters 96
- 10 Escape of the Confederate Secretary of War 114
- Appendix 1 The Capture of the USS Underwriter 139
- Appendix 2 United States Vessels Captured by the CSS Tallahassee 147
- Appendix 3 A Song for the Forecastle 149
- Appendix 4 An Annotated Checklist of the Published and Unpublished Writings of John Taylor Wood 151.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-172) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786413522
- OCLC:
- 50091922
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