TRAVELFollow in the footsteps of soldiers at Civil War battlefieldsThe westernmost battle of the Civil War took place at Picacho Peak, Ariz.Jim Parkin, ShutterstockThe last major battle between Gens. William Tecumseh Sherman and Joseph E. Johnston came shortly before the end of the Civil War in Bentonville, N.C.Steven StanleyKentucky's remote Perryville park is considered one of the best-preserved battlefields of the Civil War.Eric LongThe South's loss of the Mississippi River came when Port Hudson, La., fell after a 48-day siege.Bruce GuthrieBrandy Station, Va., was the site of the largest cavalry engagement of the Civil War.Eric LongThe first Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi occurred at Wilson’s Creek in Republic, Mo.Mike TalplacidoUnion Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s march to Atlanta in 1864 met fierce Confederate resistance at Pickett’s Mill, Ga., leading to thousands of causalities.Chris Heisey