When Did the Civil War End?
The conclusion of the bloodiest war in American history may seem neat, tidy, and inevitable in history books, but it was actually much more complicated and its outcome far less certain. The war did not come to a screeching halt when Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House. Things might have turned out differently, if not for the decisions of a handful of men and at least one woman. This video explores why a peace treaty between the North and South was impossible, the impact of the Lincoln assassination on the war's conclusion, and the importance of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's surrender to Union Major General William T. Sherman at Bennett Place in North Carolina, in violation of orders from Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
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RECOMMENDED READING:
"This Astounding Close: The Road to Bennett Place" by Mark L. Bradley
"April 1865: The Month That Saved America" by Jay Winik
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT:
"The Last Surrenders of the Civil War" by Trevor K. Plante
https://www.archives.gov/publications...
"Confederate Surrender at Bennett's Place (April 17-26, 1865)" by Mathew Shaeffer
http://northcarolinahistory.org/encyc...
Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham, North Carolina website
http://www.bennettplacehistoricsite.c...
Information about Bennett Place on the North Carolina Historic Sites website
http://www.nchistoricsites.org/bennet...
"The Carolinas Campaign: Johnston's Surrender at Bennett Place on Hillsboro Road"
http://www.wadehamptoncamp.org/hist-j...
CREDITS:
Music: "The Rhythm of Memories" by Earth
"Approx 800 Laugh 1" sound effect by lonemonk (https://freesound.org/people/lonemonk...)
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"Gunshots" sound effect by Kleeb (https://freesound.org/people/Kleeb/so...)
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"North and South Medley" performed by the U.S. Marine Fife and Drum Corps. (modified by me) (http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/sea...)
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Watch Part 2 here: • When Did the Civil War End? Part 2
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