This is Bennett Place, the location of the largest surrender of Confederate Troops at the close of the U.S. Civil War. Here, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston met with Union General William T. Sherman to draft and sign the surrender papers for Southern armies in the Carolinas. I have always been fascinated by the Civil War and have read dozens of books on the War. During my undergraduate years at the University of Utah, I had more hours in military history than any other subject. The house is a re-creation but the chimney is original and the location is undisputed.
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