The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now ...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had referred to Fort Benning and Fort Bragg by their original, Confederate-inspired names.
This video covers the historic last Civil War funeral of Confederate Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram, whose remains were recovered ...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed an order reinstating the name of one of the country's largest military bases back to ...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is bringing the name Bragg back to one of the Army’s largest bases, Fort Liberty, which ...
The army base was earlier named after Braxton Bragg, a Confederate general. The Pentagon said the name will now honor Roland ...
The first military commander to oversee the occupation of New Orleans after the Civil War wasn't all good or all bad. But some things just stuck deeper in the collective memory.
The base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 to disassociate from Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. It’s now named after Roland L.
The annual gathering traditionally draws thousands of spectators and hundreds of re-enactors from several states helping tell ...
Lee. In the South, several forts sprung up during the massive mobilization for World War I. Many were given names honoring Confederate generals in apparent effort at post-Civil War reconciliation.
The War Department decided to name those in the south for Confederate figures. Historians, though, say Braxton Bragg was one of the worst generals of the Civil War, and they note that he was a ...