Thomas J. Wood: A Biography of the Union General in the Civil War

by Dan Lee and Dan Lee

Book Overview

Thomas J. Wood, Kentuckian, graduated fifth in his West Point class in 1846 and joined the staff of General Zachary Taylor.

The Mexican War was just beginning and Wood fought in several battles after which he served under General Winfield Scott in Mexico City. In 1861, Wood became a brigadier general of volunteers and began his Civil War service with the Army of the Cumberland, with whom he fought in every campaign and most of its major...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786471301
• ISBN13: 9780786471300
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher