BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Johnston surrenders troops to Sherman UID:2008-05-08-05-33-05-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4;BYMONTHDAY=26 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260426 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260427 DTSTAMP:20260502T171844 CATEGORIES:Civil War Events LOCATION:Durham\, North Carolina GEO:35.9940329;-78.898619 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

On April 26, 1865, Confe derate General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his Army of Tennessee to Uni on General William T. Sherman at Bennett Place near Durham, North Carolina . This surrender marked the largest Confederate army to lay down its arms during the American Civil War.

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Johnston's surrender came just days after General Robert E. Lee had surrendered his army to General Ulysses S . Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively signaling the end of the Ci vil War. Sherman and Johnston negotiated terms similar to those offered to Lee, allowing the Confederate soldiers to return home, keeping their hors es and personal property, and providing pardons for the soldiers and offic ers.

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While Johnston’s surrender was significant, fighting contin ued in some areas for a few weeks, but this event, along with Lee’s surr ender, played a critical role in bringing the war to a close.

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DESCRIPTION:On April 26\, 1865\, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston sur rendered his Army of Tennessee to Union General William T. Sherman at Benn ett Place near Durham\, North Carolina. This surrender marked the largest Confederate army to lay down its arms during the American Civil War.\nJohn ston's surrender came just days after General Robert E. Lee had surrendere d his army to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House\, effecti vely signaling the end of the Civil War. Sherman and Johnston negotiated t erms similar to those offered to Lee\, allowing the Confederate soldiers t o return home\, keeping their horses and personal property\, and providing pardons for the soldiers and officers.\nWhile Johnston’s surrender was significant\, fighting continued in some areas for a few weeks\, but this event\, along with Lee’s surrender\, played a critical role in bringing the war to a close.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6421-johnston -surrenders-troops-to-sherman?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR