Bennett Place
Bennett Place State Historic Site | |
| Location | 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd., Durham, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°1′45″N 78°58′32″W / 36.02917°N 78.97556°W |
| Area | 30.5 acres (12.3 ha) |
| Built | 1789 |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000452 |
| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970 |
Bennett Place is a former farm and homestead in Durham, North Carolina, which was the site of the last surrender of a major Confederate army in the American Civil War, when Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to William T. Sherman. The first meeting (April 17, 1865) saw Sherman agreeing to certain political demands by the Confederates, which were promptly rejected by the Union cabinet in Washington. Another meeting had to be held (April 26) to agree on military terms only, in line with Robert E. Lee’s recent surrender to Ulysses S. Grant. This effectively ended the war.