Last Stand at Mobile

JOHN C. WAUGH is no stranger to readers of history. His two books, "The Class of 1846: ""From"" West Point to Appomattox" and "Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidency," have received numerous awards and much critical acclaim. Waugh, a distinguished journalist and editor, has an impressive list of publications to his credit. Waugh retired to Arlington, Texas, after a long and noteworthy career as bureau chief and staff correspondent for the "Christian Science Monitor." His writings have appeared in the "New York Times," the "Los Angeles Times," the "Boston Globe," "American Heritage," and "Civil War Times Illustrated." He is also the author of "20 Good Reasons to Study the Civil War" and "Sam Bell Maxey and the Confederate Indians," other McWhiney Foundation Press titles.