Confederate Seadog: John Taylor Wood in War and Exile First Edition

The Confederacy's needs fostered a risk taking military and John Taylor Wood was one of the boldest.I enjoyed the book and wished for someone to expand upon it in the future. The book is actually two biographies bound in the same volume. Both are summary in nature, and some digging into the expanding store of Civil War history should provide a follow on that at does full credit to Wood, one of two men who held high rank in both Army and Navy. More! More!

This is a fine, well researched work by Canadian archivist, John Bell. It follows the interesting, albeit little known, exploits of Confederate sea hero John Taylor Wood. What is most enjoyable is that the book chronicles Wood's life before and after his Confederate service. Upon moving with his family to Halifax, Canada after the war, John Taylor Wood became a very successful businessman. I suppose the adage that the "cream always rises to the top" is certainly appropriate in the case of Captain Wood.

John Bell has written an excellent summary of the life of John Taylor Wood, commanding officer of the C.S.S. Tallahassee, one of the Confederate Navy's most successful cruisers in the War Between the States. While there have been several excellent accounts of the military action in which Wood participated this is the first full biography to give the complete story of this intrepid seaman. As Commander of the C.S.S. Tallahassee Chapter of the Military Order of the Stars and Bars I can unreservedly recommend this excellent study.---Dr. Robert G. Carroon

Followed historical facts during the war. A real true thriller to the end