Disunion

The New York Times is carrying a marvelous series of articles providing a day-by-day account of the events of 150 years ago leading up to the Civil War. They plan to carry us through the entire conflict.

I recommend everyone read the series as it appears. A way to make sure you get every episode, is to sign up through Facebook. Here is an internet link to the series.

One thing comes through loud and clear: the Civil War was about slavery.

In case you were wondering - my direct ancestors who bore arms during that conflict fought for the Confederacy. Some of their relatives fought for the Union.