February 20 was the birthday of a fascinating figure: writer, lawyer, activist, and painter C.E.S. Wood (Charles Erskine Scott Wood, 1852-1944). I first learned about Wood in the context of the Nez Perce War. As a young cavalry lieutenant, fresh from West Point, he is said to have transcribed the famous 1877 speech of Chief […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:31PM on February 20, 2026