Gettysburg Concordance Help
Gettysburg Concordance, proudly released in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, is a comprehensive and interactive digital reference to the most significant battle ever fought on American soil.
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The Gettysburg Concordance is a Cross Reference of Data Points, including Soldiers, Units, Events and Dates, all used to document the Battle of Gettysburg in an unprecedented manner. These Data points are displayed as pushpins on a Map,as Events in a searchable, scrollable Table, as a Cascading Order of Battle List (from Army to Corps to Division to Brigade),and as a biography of every prominent individual.
Pertinent information is provided for each Event and Individual, with easy to use links that allow the user to flow to Cross Related Items (i.e. Actions, Soldiers, Units, Events and Dates).
Map View:
Displays all Events (or a User Defined Subsets) that occurred related to the Battle of Gettysburg from June 1, 1863 to July 14, 1863. Events are Displayed with a United States of America Flag (Union Event), Confederate States Battle Flag (Rebel Event),Engagement Flag (a military encounter), and Multi-Event Flag (where more than one Event occurred in that exact spot).
The App clusters multiple Flags under a single gray circle. Pinching, scrolling and zooming the Map will decluster the Flags.
Tapping a Flag presents a callout, providing a short description of the event. Tapping the blue chevron on the callout displays an Event Popup, with a detailed description including the units involved and photos (if available).
In the top left hand corner of the Map is the Find Me Button which will fly to the user’s location (on a GPS enabled device) and display with a Blue Pulsing Dot.
In the top right hand corner of the Map is the Compass Button which will track the user’s location (on a GPS enabled device) with a Blue Flashlight.
Table View:
Displays all Events (or User Defined Subsets) that occurred related to the Battle of Gettysburg from June 1, 1863 to July 14, 1863. Events are Displayed in Alphabetical or Chronological order by toggling the switch at the top of the table. Each event is displayed via a Blue Color (Union Event); a Gray Color (Rebel Event); or Black Color (an engagement).
Many Events are grouped by Action. For instance, the Battle of Little Round Top consists of 27 distinct events (i.e. “Successive Attempts by the 15th Alabama, “Close Combat Little Round Top”). Such Events are prefixed with a bracketed ([ ]) Action name.
Tapping a Table Cell displays an Event Popup, with a detailed description of the event, the units involved and photos (where available). Tapping the Map Button in a Table Cell will fly to the Event Location in the Map View.
User Defined Subsets of Events:
By Date:
Tap the Calendar Tab at the Bottom of the Screen and Spin the Begin and End Selector to Restrict the Date Range of Events shown in the Map and/or Table Views. Tapping the All Tab at the Bottom of the Screen will reset the Date Selection to June 1, 1863 to July 14, 1863.
By Individual:
Tap the Individual Tab at the Bottom of the Screen and use the On/Off switches to designate which Events involving a particular individual display in the Map and/or Table Views. Tapping the All Tab at the Bottom of the Screen will reset the selection to All Individuals
Tapping on a single Individual will display a Popup with detailed information: involvement, pertinent dates, photos, and associated units.
When applicable Individuals can also be Cross Referenced against Events by tapping the Events button on each individual listing.
By Unit:
Tap the Unit Tab at the Bottom of the Screen and use the On/Off switches to designate which Events involving specific Units display in the Map and/or Table Views. Tapping the All Tab at the Bottom of the Screen will reset the selection to All Units.
Tapping on a single Unit will display a Child Units. By repeatedly tapping Parent and Child Units, the complete Order of Battle will be visible.
When applicable Units can also be Cross Referenced against Events and Individual by tapping the Button on each unit listing.
By Event Type:
Tap the Event Tab at the Bottom of the Screen and use the On/Off switches to designate which Event Type Categories display in the Map and/or Table Views. Tapping the All Tab at the Bottom of the Screen will reset the selection to All Event Types
By Action: Actions represent groupings of Events. For instance, the Battle of Railroad Cut is broken into 9 individual Events. Tap the Action Tab at the Bottom of the Screen and use the On/Off switches to designate which Action(s) display in the Map and/or Table Views. Tapping the All Tab at the Bottom of the Screen will reset the selection to All Actions.
Tapping on a single Action will display a Popup with description, dates, photos, and associated units.
When applicable Actions can also be Cross Referenced against Events by tapping the Events button on each Action listing.
Landmarks:
Provides the means to jump in the Map View to a particular Gettysburg Campaign Landmark (including the 16 numbered stops on the National Park Service Auto Tour). Tapping on a single Landmark will display a Popup with the Landmark’s description and photos.
Tapping on the Map Button will fly to the Landmark location.
More Tab:
Provides a means to change the way the Map and Table Views are displayed, the Zoom Level, and offers a complete Bibliography, information about the Authors, and how you can contribute content to the Gettysburg Concordance and to participate in conversations on our Facebook page
Troubleshooting:
Often iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch act erratically when too many apps are running and/or memory is low. There are two ways to fix this:
1) Double Tap the Home Button and close a few of your running apps (you’ll be surprised how many you have open).
Since the introduction of multitasking to iOS, you can now run more than one program on your iDevice at the same time. That doesn’t mean you always want them open though – so this tutorial will show you how to close (or quit) any program running on your iPad/iPhone/iPodTouch.
- Start out by “double-clicking” the Home button on your iDevice. The Home button is the one at the bottom of your iDevice, as illustrated in the image below.
- This ‘list’ of currently running Apps will appear by way of an “App bar” at the bottom of your screen. Tap and hold down on any one of the currently running Apps (even if it’s not the one you want to close).
- You’ll notice that each App will start to “wiggle” and now has a small “minus sign” circle in the upper left corner. Tap the “minus sign” of the App you want to close/quit.
- That App will now close. NOTE: This will close the App, not delete it.
- You can continue tapping the “minus signs” to close all open Apps, if needed.
2) Reboot your device (hold the power button down for 10 seconds and follow the directions).