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Time Period >>  U.S. Civil War  1861 - 1865
Historical Event >>  End of Confederacy  April 17, 1865

The Confederate government collapses. President Jefferson Davis and other officials flee Richmond, Virginia. The fighting ends in North Carolina. At Bennett House near Durham, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders to Union General William T. Sherman. The two military leaders sit down and discuss how to heal the torn nation.




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