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Johnstons Surrender to Sherman 1865 Dispatch Overview
A historical compilation recounts Gen Johnston and Gen Sherman s negotiations from April 14 to April 28 1865 including terms for suspension of hostilities surrender of Confederate armies and the political implications. It details key dispatches approvals disapprovals meetings near Durham Chapel Hill and Raleigh and the fallout with Secretary Stanton and Gen Halleck.
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Sherman
Johnston
Virginia
Morrisville
Ral
Raleigh
Lincoln
Clark
Grant
Stanton
Gen. Johnston
Lee
Chapel Hill
Duriam Station
Kilpatrick
Durham
Anstone
Small
Frank ‘c Sasehance
Jeff Davis
Breckinridge
U. S
Potomac
Rio Grande
Breckingridge
South
Congress
Halleck
Washington
Gen
Grant Sherman
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Henry Hitchcock
Morehead City
Washington, D. C
Tyrell's Mount
University Station
Durham Station
West Point
Gen. Grant
Edwin M. Stanton
Secretary of War
Gen. Sherman
Andrew Johnson
Gen. Lee
Henry W. Halleck
Fort Monroe
Richmond
Sheridan
Greensboro
N. C
Appomt
Savannah
Gen. Weitzel
United States
Howard
Schofield
Blair
Washington Overland
North Carolina
New York Times