Is Bruce Catton Still the Civil War Gateway Drug?

I hear it from historians of my generation (give or take a decade or so) all the time. They were first introduced to Civil War history by a Bruce Catton book. This is certainly my story. Mine was a single volume general history of the war that my grandparents got me for Christmas when I was ten. I still have it. Catton's genius for narrative really fueled my growing interest in Civil War history. And I kept reading. In high school, when I was perfecting my rockabilly chops, my real passion was  reading the history of the war - I kept the Army of the Potomac Trilogy next to my bed. But I wonder...does Catton still captivate young readers as he did years ago? And if not him, then who? Who are the authors that capture the imaginations of young historians today?

With compliments,

Keith