Johnston and Beauregard Surrender to Sherman, April 26, 1865
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| Joseph Johnston |
Confederate Generals Joseph Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard surrendered to Sherman near Durham, North Carolina on April 26, 1865. Johnston's Army of Tennessee was among nearly one hundred thousand Confederate soldiers that were surrendered from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Johnston surrendered to Sherman around 30,000 men.
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| William Sherman |
They were paroled in Greensboro, North Carolina on May 2. Beauregard traveled to Mobile and then took a U.S. naval transport to his hometown of New Orleans.
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| P.G.T. Beauregard |
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