The War in 1865: Part Two
A map depicting the massive Union naval bombardment of Fort Fisher. One of the many fine features of The Civil War Today app is that it is filled with period maps in high detail, an excellent historic resource to understand the geography, battle formations, and other important aspects of the war. This particular map has been reduced to about 30% of its actual size. You can pinch and zoom easily inside the app to see the names of the individual ships and their respective lines of fire. Note: This is the second part of my continuing series on the end of the War Between the States as depicted in an iPad app, The Civil War Today . General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick was promoted to major general. The Union continued to promote, remove, and change commanders and responsibilities in anticipation of the upcoming spring campaign season. Kilpatrick was servicing under General William T. Sherman at the time and he would contribute to the forthcoming Carolinas Campaign. On the Confederate