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James Bennitt: Portrait of an Antebellum Yeoman
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21226
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Abstract:
This article utilizes a small collection of family papers to reconstruct the life of James Bennitt, an antebellum yeoman farmer. His home was the site of the meeting between Union General William T. Sherman and Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston to arrange for the surrender of Johnston's troops, one of the largest surrenders of the Civil War.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 58 Issue 4, Oct 1981,
p305-326, il, por, f
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