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While many people think the American Civil War ended at Appomattox Court House with General Robert E. Lee’s surrender, one of the war’s most consequential events took place just weeks later at Bennett Place near present-day Durham‼️ On April 26, 1865, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered nearly 90,000 Confederate soldiers to Union General William T. Sherman. This was the largest troop surrender of the Civil War, bringing active military operations across much of the South to an end and extinguishing any realistic hope of continuing the Confederate war effort. Today, Bennett Place is preserved as a North Carolina State Historic Site, where visitors can explore the reconstructed farmhouse and learn about the events that unfolded there. Have you visited Bennett Place? #DidYouKnow #BennettPlace #DurhamHistory #NorthCarolinaHistory #CivilWarHistory