Description: The first biography of the Confederate general who lost the Mississippi River's last strategic outpost to General Grant
Brief description: Michael B. Ballard (1946-2016) was an archivist at Mississippi State University and is author of many books, including Civil War Mississippi: A Guide; A Long Shadow: Jefferson Davis and the Final Days of the Confederacy; and, with David Muench, Landscapes of Battle: The Civil War.
Review Quotes: A well-written book and required reading for anyone interested in the Vicksburg campaign-- "Georgia Historical Quarterly"