Michael D Ballard

Chickasaw, a Mississippi Scout for the Union: The Civil War Memoir of Levi H. Naron, as Recounted by R. W. Surby

A well-to-do planter and slave owner in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, Levi Holloway Naron was an unlikely supporter of the Union. And yet, at the outbreak of war in 1861, his agitation against the Confederacy so outraged his fellow Mississippians that they drove him from his home. Bent on retaliati...

The Battle of Vicksburg: A UNC Press Civil War Short, Excerpted from Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi (UNC Press E-Book Shorts)

The Vicksburg campaign was among the longest of the Civil War, lasting from 26 May 1862 to 4 July 1863. This Civil War Short provides a compelling narrative of the final six weeks of the campaign, excerpted from Michael Ballard's Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi, which blends stra...

U. S. Grant: The Making of a General, 1861-1863 (The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era)

What made Ulysses S. Grant tick? Perhaps the greatest general of the Civil War, Grant won impressive victories and established a brilliant military career. His single-minded approach to command was coupled with the ability to adapt to the kind of military campaign the moment required.In this excitin...

Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi (Civil War America)

Michael Ballard provides a concise yet thorough study of the 1863 battle that cut off a crucial river port and rail depot for the South and split the Confederate nation, providing a turning point in the Civil War. The Union victory at Vicksburg was hailed with as much celebration in the North as the...

The Vicksburg Campaign, March 29-May 18, 1863 (Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland)

Ulysses S. Grant’s ingenious campaign to capture the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River was one of the most decisive events of the Civil War and one of the most storied military expeditions in American history. The ultimate victory at Vicksburg effectively cut the Confederacy in tw...

Talking With Adventurers : Conversations With Christina Allen, Robert Ballard, Michael Blakey, Ann Bowles, David Doubilet, Jane Goodall, Dereck & Beverly Joubert

Answering questions such as, What is a norma l working day like for you? What is left for you to explore? and What was the scariest thing that has ever happened in y our work? this book presents pictures of 12 adventurers'' liv es and work. '

Maroon and White: Mississippi State University, 1878-2003 by Michael B. Ballard (2008-01-01)

A Long Shadow: Jefferson Davis and the Final Days of the Confederacy

A Long Shadow is a fascinating narrative account of the fall of the Confederacy told from the perspective of Jefferson Davis, his official entourage, and his family as they tried to hold the government together while staying one step ahead of their Union Army pursuers.The "martyred" Davis ...