Record #:

10337

Author(s):

Jackson, L.A.

Abstract:

On April 16, 1865, General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to Union General William T. Sherman at Bennett Place. It was the largest troop surrender of the Civil War and effectively ended the fighting. Jackson describes the events and relates what happened to the property afterwards.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 76 Issue 5, Oct 2008, p34-37, il, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Bennett Place State Historic Site