Pocket Gettysburg2.2 - App Store

Whether you are on the battlefield or in the comfort of your home, now you can carry a virtual encyclopedia of the Gettysburg battle in your pocket or the palm of your hand!

Pocket Gettysburg is a reference and research tool to map, search, and display information about the monuments in the Gettysburg National Military Park and greater Adams County, Pennsylvania, as well as the military units and people who participated in the Battle of Gettysburg.

Pocket Gettysburg includes a database of about 1200 monuments, memorials, plaques, historical markers, and wayside markers from the Historical Marker Database (HMdb.org). For each marker, the following information is shown:
- latitude and longitude;
- a description of its physical location, including nearest road;
- the position of the monument on an interactive map;
- multiple photos from different angles;
- the full text inscription(s) from each face of the monument;
- a web link for further reading and related links;
- In many cases, construction and dedication information is included.

These powerful features are also available:
- Pan/zoom the map to focus on your area of interest;
- On a GPS-enabled device, your own position is shown in relation to those of the monuments;
- Sort the list of monuments alphabetically or by their distance from you.
- The monument list shows a thumbnail image of each monument;
- Tap a pin to see details about the monument, including multiple photos;
- Search for the full or partial name of the monument (e.g., Maryland, Cavalry, 145th New York);
- The map will be updated to reflect only those monuments that meet the search criteria;
- Union and Confederate monuments are color-coded (blue/grey) and the colors can be customized.
- In addition to a standard map, satellite and hybrid maps allow you to see the location of markers in relation to ground features, structures, etc.
- For faster performance, groups of monuments are clustered under a single dot (e.g., labeled "+25"). As you zoom in, it is expanded to smaller clusters or individual monument pins. Clustering can be turned off for faster devices;
- Supports iPod touch, iPhone (portrait), and native support for iPad (portrait or landscape modes).

Pocket Gettysburg also includes regimental histories, area of recruitment, strengths and losses, succession of command, and other details about the 860+ military units that were present at the battle (regiments, brigades, divisions, corps, and armies), as well as a navigable "Order of Battle" showing the hierarchy or chain of commands between military units.

Lastly, Pocket Gettysburg includes the names, military assignment(s), and in many cases photographs and other details about the commanders and more than 60,000 of the other people who were connected with the battle, including every person who is buried by name in the Soldier's National Cemetery and every citizen in the 1860 Census of Gettysburg and Cumberland Township.

The databases are cross-referenced so you can find "Monuments linked to this unit", "People linked to this monument", etc.

For support, suggestions, or corrections, please write to pocketgb@segtours.com.

Version History Updated to run on latest iOS. 2.2 01/28/2020 Interface improvements for iPad users
Data tweaks 2.1 02/26/2015 New features:
- Source citations!
- Search for military units based on the count(ies) where they were raised or recruited;
- Search for people based on their place of birth/residence/burial;
- Hot links now point to the appropriate records in the NPS Soldiers & Sailors System, tombstone photos on FindAGrave.com, and other online resources;
- Use a new button to communicate suggestions or corrections to the developers;
- The map and monuments now loads much more quickly, taking time to load other databases (i.e., units, people) only if/when needed.

New data:
- Added 413 Gettysburg-related monuments that are not in Adams County, PA. 29 states and Canada are represented;
- Added 56 “Historical Sites” including farmhouses around the battlefield with a short history, tenants at the time of the battle, construction timeline, materials, etc.;
- Added dozens of unit nicknames (e.g., Bucktails) by which you can find a military unit;
- Added counties of recruitment for each regiment (For PA: county of recruitment is by regiment and company and includes company nicknames);
- Added more than 52,000 variations on the names of people (variations in official records, spelling, nicknames, inscription errors, etc.) with the source for each. For performance reasons, name aliases are not shown on the Person List (or searchable) by default but this feature can be turned on from the Options screen;
- Added 2390 people from the 1860 U. S. Census of Gettysburg;
- Added 1325 people from the 1860 U. S. Census of Cumberland Township;
- Added 556 surgeons and doctors from both armies;
- Added 251 citizens (including USCT soldiers) who were buried in the Lincoln Cemetery;
- Added 32 Gettysburg veterans who were buried in the U.S. Army General Hospital Cemetery in York, PA;
- Added 780 Gettysburg veterans who are known to be buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond;
- Added 1197 Gettysburg veterans who were buried in 40 other confederate cemeteries;
- Added birth, occupation, death, and/or burial info for hundreds more officers of both armies;
- Added references for further reading for soldiers who authored letters in the Bachelder Papers. 2.0.0 02/12/2015 1.0.0 09/14/2012