Bennett Place

Bennett Place State Historic Site
Bennett Place is located in North Carolina
Bennett Place
Bennett Place is located in the United States
Bennett Place
Location4409 Bennett Memorial Rd., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates36°1′45″N 78°58′32″W / 36.02917°N 78.97556°W / 36.02917; -78.97556
Area30.5 acres (12.3 ha)
Built1789
NRHP reference No.70000452[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.