I have been following this NYT Civil War series for more than a year.

[jonthebru]

The series by many different writers has been covering the Civil War chronologically. It was 150 years ago this week that the battle at Gettysburg took place.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/05/the-high-water-mark-of-the-confederacy/

"After two days of indecisive conflict, the Union Army sealed its victory at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, by repulsing a Confederate attack over nearly a mile of open ground, directed at the center of the federal defense. The attack involved 13,000 soldiers from five states under the command of Gen. James Longstreet, but lives historically as Pickett’s Charge. The attack is one of the most infamous in military history, yet most people know little about it."

The really great thing about this series is the variety of coverage of battles and people who are not well known written by different writers often Professors with a clear perspective, who are not well known.

[flamingdem]

1. Thanks for the link

This looks really great. I'm researching my ancestor who was a Union Colonel and need just this kind of background

[Democracyinkind]

2. Agreed. It has been worth reading almost everyday from the start.

Very good writers - some of the most interesting american historians alive. I especially dig Niocle Etcheson's articles.

[flamingdem]

3. Here's a link for Disunion, NYT interactive Civil War feature

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/29/opinion/20101029-civil-war.html?_r=0

[Kolesar]

4. The account of the Texans being stopped by the Colorado miners when advancing toward California

...was an awesome story. Conceivably, the South could have taken the California gold fields.

[animato]

5. This will keep me busy for the weekend

Thank you to jonthebru!