HISTORY™ has created an app for the iPad: The Civil War Today . It explores every phase and aspect of America’s north-south conflict with daily updates that unveil the events in real time over the course of four years.
The Civil War Today leverages the iPad multi-touch interface, enabling subscribers to delve into thousands of original documents, photos, maps, diary entries, quotes and newspaper broadsheets like never before.
App Features
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This Day in Civil War History
Daily Civil War updates from April 12, 2011 through April 26, 2015.
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Quote of the Day
Compelling quotations from the men and women who lived through the war.
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In the Headlines
Explore every page of historic newspapers from each day of the conflict.
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Day in the Life
Through their letters and personal diaries, follow the lives of 15 people who experienced the Civil War firsthand.
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Photo Gallery
A collection of original images from the period in high-resolution.
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By the Numbers
The war through surprising facts and figures.
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Battle Maps
Follow in the soldiers’ footsteps with historic battlefield maps.
Casualty Counter
Measure the true cost of the war through the lives that were lost.
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North South Quiz
Civil War knowledge with the daily North vs. South quiz.
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Game Center Integration
You can earn Civil War era appropriate achievements for your engagement with the application.
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