Civil War Reads

I just finished re-reading Bruce Catton's "Mr. Lincoln's Army".  This book is the first of a three part trilogy he wrote on the Army of the Potomac.  This book was actually the one thing that started my interest in the Civil War.  Prior to reading it I had a general, passing knowledge of the war.  I first came across this book in the summer of 1982.  I was living in NJ with my aunt and uncle and they had rented a place at the shore in Bay Head.  The house had a copy of this book.  It introduced me to John Pope and the short-lived Army of Virginia, created by combining the independent commands of Irvin McDowell (beaten at Bull Run AGAIN), Nathaniel Banks and John Fremont (soon replaced by Franz Siegel).  And I got my first in depth exposure to the enigma that was George McClellan.  How Lincoln was able to keep his sanity while dealing with that guy is beyond me.
There was a book recently published on 150 things one should do to help "celebrate" the Civil War's 150th "anniversary".  One of the items on the checklist was "Read a Bruce Catton book".  I guess I can cross that one off the list!!