 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana April 11, Johnston akagamuchira shoko rokuti Mukuru Mukuru Robert E. Lee akazvipa paAppomattox Court HouseIkoku kwakamuita kuti atumire shoko kuna Sherman achikumbira mashoko okuzviisa pasi. Musi waApril 18, mazuva matatu pashure pokuurayiwa kwaAbraham Lincoln, Johnston akasaina chibvumirano chokurwisana naSherman paBennett Place, imba iri pedyo neDurham Station. Sherman akazvipinza mumatambudziko ezvematongerwe enyika nokupa Johnston mashoko okuzviisa pasi ayo aisanganisira nhau dzezvematongerwe enyika pamwe chete nezvemauto, pasina mvumo yaGrant kana hurumende yeUnited States. Izvi zvakakonzera nyonganiso panyaya iyi, iyo yakagara kusvika muna Kubvumbi 26, apo Johnston akabvuma mazwi ehondo chete, akafanana nemitemo yakapihwa kuna Lee kuAppomattox Court House, uye akazvipira zvepamutemo uto rake uye mauto ese eConfederate muCarolinas, Georgia, neFlorida. 