Surrender of Confederate Troops: May 12, 1865

Surrender of Confederate Troops

Year Erected: 1953

Marker Text: Brig. Gen. Wm. T. Wofford [CSA] arranged with Brig. Gen. Henry M. Judah, U.S.A. for the surrender of some 3000 to 4000 Confederate soldiers, mostly Georgians, not paroled in Virginia, N. Carolina and elsewhere.

During final negotiations, Gen. Wofford's h'dq'rs were at the McCravey - Johnson res. on Church St. Gen. Judah's h'dq'rs were at Spring Bank, the home of the Rev. Charles Wallace Howard, 2 mi. N. of Kingston.

Rations were supplied to the Confederate soldiery by the Federal Commissary.

Tips for Finding This Marker: On Church Street in Kingston.