Michael B. Ballard
---------------------------------------------------------- Biography of Michael Ballard
Ballard got married
on December 2, 2001, to Jan, whom he first met on the internet
at a site called the Christians Singles Network about six years
ago. Mrs. Ballard is originally from Farmington, Illinois.
After meeting the couple decided they could make
a marriage work, so that summer they got engaged.
His wife has two children from a previous marriage. Ballard
has written numerous historical books and articles including
A Long Shadow: Jefferson Davis and the Final Days of the
Ballard says that he realizes he owes his success to God. By turning my life over to Him, I put my trust in Him, and doors started opening that I never dreamed of,” says Ballard of his accomplishments.. He has overcome his shyness in order to travel around and speak to audiences by way of the Gideon ministry. (Ballard)
UPDATE: Since the biography above was written, Michael Ballard has published Pemberton: A Biography in 1991, Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi (Civil War America) on Oct 31, 2003, U.S. Grant: The Making of a General, 1861-1863 (The American Crisis Series) on Dec 25,2004), Chickasaw, A Mississippi Scout for the Union: The Civil War Memoir of Levi H. Naron as Recounted by R. W. Surby by Thomas D. Cockrell, Michael B. Ballard, Levi H. Naron, and R. W. Surby in October, 2005, and Maroon and White, Mississippi State University, 1878-2003 in 2007. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Review
of Civil War Mississippi: A Guide
These battles involved intricate cavalry dealings, naval assaults, and trench warfare. I thought that Ballard did an excellent job in capturing the hardship and drama of historical events that took place in the state of Mississippi during the Civil War.His book is a useful guide through the significant era and regions where the war was took its place. I certainly urge any history buff to read this book for it tells of great adventures and presents entrancing photographs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related Websites Go to this Mississippi State University site for information on Michael Ballard. Read chapters from U.S. Grant: The Making of a General, 1861-1863 By Michael B. Ballard here. Amazon.com lists Ballard's books.
Ballard, Michael B. Civil War Mississippi: A Guide. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2000. Ballard, Michael. Email interview. April, 2002. "Michael B. Ballard." Mississippi State University Faculty Author. --------------------------------------------------------- |
Michael Ballard took an interest in writing at an early age but did not take it seriously until he began attending high school in Ackerman, Mississippi. He began to develop his writing skills when he began his master’s degree at Mississippi State University. Ballard received his B.A. in 1975, his masters in 1976, and his doctoral degree in 1983. During his time at MSU, he became a student worker in the Special Collections department of the library. He has now been working there full time since 1983. 
Confederacy
in 1986, Landscapes of Battle: The Civil War in
1988, Pemberton: A Biography in 1991, A
Mississippi Rebel in the Army of Northern Virginia: The Memoirs
of Private David Holt in 1995, and most recently, Civil
War Mississippi: A Guide in 2000.
I
think that this book is very informative and tells in detail
of the history of battles that occurred in Mississippi during
the Civil War. Michael Ballard goes into detail and describes
the happenings in Mississippi at the time of the Civil
War in our country. I was able to trace my way through
the war with all the historical information given. Ballard
tells of events that occurred on battlefields which today
are still able to be visited by those interested in this part
of our history. He also includes the feats of soldiers
who fought bravely in these battles. I was drawn into the
events with such important names as Nathan Bedford Forest and
Ulysses S. Grant. 
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