Bennett Place State Historic Site

4409 Bennett Memorial Rd, Durham, NC


Farm home of Joseph Bennett, where Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his army to Union General William T. Sherman on April 26, 1865. Johnston's surrender followed Lee's at Appomattox by 17 days and ended the Civil War in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.

 

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Updated May 1, 2018

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