Bennett Place: Largest Confederate Surrender Ends the Civil War
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What was the last surrender of a major Confederate Army during the Civil War? Many Americans think it’s Appomattox Court House, but while the latter negotiated surrender between Union Lt. Gen. U.S. Grant and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was crucial to ending the war, the last major Confederate Army to surrender did so at Bennett Place, North Carolina, days later on April 26, 1865—159 years ago today.
Bennett Place: Largest Confederate Surrender Ends the Civil War
Bennett Place: Largest Confederate Surrender…
Bennett Place: Largest Confederate Surrender Ends the Civil War
What was the last surrender of a major Confederate Army during the Civil War? Many Americans think it’s Appomattox Court House, but while the latter negotiated surrender between Union Lt. Gen. U.S. Grant and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was crucial to ending the war, the last major Confederate Army to surrender did so at Bennett Place, North Carolina, days later on April 26, 1865—159 years ago today.