Books by Michael B. Ballard

In this biography, the first to examine General John C. Pemberton's life and career in full scope, Michael Ballard credits Pemberton for military prowess that previous Civil War scholars have denied him. Here his strength is shown to be in administration, not in the theater of combat.

From the first Union attack on Vicksburg in the spring of 1862 through Benjamin Grierson's last raid through Mississippi in late 1864 and early 1865, this book traces the campaigns, fighting, and causes and effects of armed conflict in central and North Mississippi, where major campaigns were waged and fighting occurred.

This is a narrative account of the fall of the Confederacy told from the perspective of Jefferson Davis, his offical entourage, and his family as they tried to hold the government together while staying one step ahead of their Union Army pursuers.