About the Author

MICHAEL B. BALLARD (1946-2016) was the university archivist at the Mitchell Memorial Library of Mississippi State University. His books include Landscapes of Battle: The Civil War; Pemberton: A Biography; A Mississippi Rebel in the Army of Northern Virginia: The Memoirs of Private David Holt; and Civil War Mississippi: A Guide.

Reviews

Ballard's study [helps] remove Jefferson Davis from the dark fringes of the nation's historical consciousness and [adds] important historical nuances to our understanding of him.--Journal of Southern History

Ballard's study [helps] remove Jefferson Davis from the dark fringes of the nation's historical consciousness and [adds] important historical nuances to our understanding of him.