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unusual facts about Bennett Place



Confederate Memorial Day

She chose April 26, the first anniversary of Confederate General Johnston's final surrender to General Sherman at Bennett Place, NC.

Stoneman's 1865 Raid

They then traveled west plundering Statesville, Lincolnton, Taylorsville, and Asheville, North Carolina before re-entering Tennessee on April 26, the same day Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to General Sherman at Bennett Place, in Durham, North Carolina, the site of the largest surrender of Confederate soldiers, which ended the war.

William H. Loucks

Additionally, he was present for the surrender of the Army of Tennessee by Joseph E. Johnston at Bennett Place.


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