Popularly known as Bennett Place, the farmhouse owned by James and Nancy Bennett (alternately and probably correctly, Bennitt) was the site of the largest surrender of troops during the American Civil War on April 26, 1865. The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

History

After General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea, he turned north through North Carolina. Confederate President Jefferson Davis met General Joseph Johnston in Greensboro, North Carolina while Sherman had stopped in Raleigh, North Carolina. The two Generals met three times in the farmhouse located seven miles from Durham Station (now Durham, North Carolina) before they agreed upon surrender terms. Portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman by Mathew Brady William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, and author. ... Major General William T. Sherman. ... State nickname: Tar Heel State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... Joseph Eggleston Johnston (February 3, 1807 - March 21, 1891) was a military officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, whose effectiveness was undercut by tensions with President Jefferson Davis. ... Greensboro, North Carolina, is a city located in Guilford County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... Downtown Raleigh Skyline Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ... Nickname: City of Medicine Location in North Carolina Founded  -Incorporated April 10, 1869 {{{incorporated}}}  County Durham County, North Carolina Mayor Bill Bell Area  - Total  - Water 245. ...

The Surrender

The difficulty in reaching an agreement lay in part in Johnston's desire for more than the military surrender that Sherman offered that matched Ulysses S Grant's terms to Robert E Lee at Appomattox Courthouse and in part with the Union's anger over the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The two Generals had agreed on terms of surrender, but Union officials in Washington turned them down in favor of purely military terms. In response, Jefferson Davis ordered Johnston to disband his infantry and escape with his mounted troops but Johnston disobeyed orders and signed the surrender terms which ended the war for 90,000 troops in North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Ulysses Simpson Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American Civil War General and the 18th (1869–1877) President of the United States. ... For the author of Inherit the Wind and other works, see Robert Edwin Lee. ... The court house The Appomattox Court House is a historic court house located in Appomattox, Virginia famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War. ... Jack Ruby murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in a very public manner. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861–1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ... State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...

Present Day

Currently, Bennett Place is a registered historic site located in Durham, North Carolina. The buildings presently on the site are similar in style and date to the originals and were moved there in the 1960s. The originals burned in 1921. The site is also home to a memorial museum and a yearly reenactment of the surrender. Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city in the north east of England. ... State nickname: Tar Heel State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Links

North Carolina Historic Sites: Bennett Place