Bennett Place

This simple farmhouse is the site where confederate general Joseph E. Johnston and Union general William T. Sherman met and negotiated the largest surrender of the Civil War in April 1865. Johnston surrendered almost 90,000 men ending the war in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Today visitors can tour James Bennett's reconstructed home and a modern visitor center which features exhibits and an audiovisual presentation.

The Civil War link that appears in the above article is from Randel M. Price, University of Mississippi. The Johnson and Sherman links that appears in the above article are from the State Library of North Carolina site.

Bennett Place - The State Library of North Carolina Site.

Bennett Place - NC Historical Site's page.

More Civil War Sites - The University of Tennessee Site.

The North Carolina Civil War Tourism Council

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