Michael Ballard holds a Ph.D. in history from Mississippi State University, where he lectures in history and is head of university archives. He has published three books, all with the University Press of Mississippi: A Long Shadow: Jefferson Davis and the Final Days of the Confederacy (1986); Landscapes of Battle: The Civil War, with David Muench (1988), and Pemberton: A Biography (1991). His books on Davis and Pemberton were both History Book Club selections.
Mike Ballard’s Featured Articles:
- Disaster and Disgrace: The John C. Pemberton Story (Issue 27)
