Defense Secretary Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty To Fort Bragg—But Not After The Confederate General
The army installation’s name was changed to Fort Liberty in 2023, after Congress passed a law to rename all military bases ...
Hegseth orders US Army to restore name of Fort Bragg
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday renamed the Army base Fort Liberty back to its original name of Fort Bragg, ...
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Name change for Fort Novosel: Secretary of Defense PAO says 'Nothing to announce'
The Virginia National Guard post formerly known as Fort Pickett was renamed Fort Barfoot after Tech. Sgt. Van T. Barfoot on March 24, making the Home of Army Aviation’s name change the first at an ...
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When The United States Broke Into 2 Countries, Had 2 Presidents, 2 Flags
11 southern states came together to break away and form the Confederate States of America. The new country had its own President - Jefferson Davis, who served from 1861 to 1865. He was from ...
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The Civil War and emancipation
The seceded states created the Confederate States of America and elected Jefferson Davis, a Mississippi Senator, as their provisional president. In his inaugural address, delivered on March 4 ...
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Liverpool, site of last surrender in US Civil War, grapples with its Confederate links
At the foot of both sits the iron cross of the Confederate States of America. As the US grapples with the question of what to do with its controversial memorials to the Confederacy, across the ...
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Sunday is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Why does Florida have 3 Confederate holidays?
On Sunday, Jan. 19, the state of Florida officially honors the birth of a man who led armies to fight against the United States of America. Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ...
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Defense Secretary Orders Fort Liberty to be Fort Bragg Again
The America's largest army base will be Fort Bragg again–but now named after a World War II hero instead of a Confederate ...