Uneasy Peace: 161st Anniversary of Surrender Commemoration

Name: Uneasy Peace: 161st Anniversary of Surrender Commemoration
Start: 2026-04-25T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-25T15:00:00-04:00
Location: 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27705

Schedule

Sat Apr 25 2026 at 11:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

4409 Bennett Memorial Rd, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27705 | Durham, NC

Join us to commemorate the surrender negotiations at Bennett Place that led to the largest surrender of the American Civil War. Learn more about how Generals Johnston and Sherman's three meetings at the Bennetts' home reflected the broader national debate over how to reunite the nation & remake the United States without slavery. Explore how veterans, civilians, and freed people alike experienced and thought about the end of the American Civil War and what would come next.
This program includes several costumed interpretation events and displays.
Additional details and event schedule are forthcoming.
**This is a paid event. Tickets must be purchased at the door the day of the program. $5 adult; $2 child, senior citizen, or military.