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Important Civil War Battles and Places. Ft. Sumter: Start of the war Gettysburg: Turning point of the war - the south could not advance farther north. The Atlanta Campaign: Vital industrial and railway supply center in the south. The Union was able to cut supply routes to Confederate troops.
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Important Civil War Battles and Places • Ft. Sumter: Start of the war • Gettysburg: Turning point of the war - the south could not advance farther north. • The Atlanta Campaign: Vital industrial and railway supply center in the south. The Union was able to cut supply routes to Confederate troops. • Sherman’s March to the Sea: Destroy the morale of Confederacy and support campaign to end the war. • Appomattox Court House: General Lee’s surrender to General Grant