Civil War
BENNETT PLACE
Farm home of James Bennett, where Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his army to Union Gen. William T. Sherman, Apr. 26, 1865. Johnston's surrender followed Lee's at Appomattox by 17 days and ended the Civil War in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.
G-80Durham County
Where it stands. SR 1313 (Bennett Memorial Road) at SR 1314 west of Durham
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