William E DoddWilliam E. Dodd (1869-1939) taught southern history at Randolph-Macon College and the University of Chicago and served as U.S. ambassador to Germany in the 1930s. Steven E. Woodworth is an assistant professor of history at Texas Christian University nd the author of "Jefferson Davis and His Generals: The Failure of Confederate Command in the West "and "Davis and Lee at War." Read More Read Less