Civil War Soldiers From North Carolina

Fort Liberty May Become Fort Bragg Again, but Named After a Different Soldier

North Carolina state Rep. John Blust, a Greensboro Republican who served as an enlisted soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division at the installation in the 1970s, said he was “tickled pink” about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's action Monday to restore the name Bragg to what is currently Fort Liberty.

The New York Times · 2d

Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg

The army base was earlier named after Braxton Bragg, a Confederate general. The Pentagon said the name will now honor Roland L. Bragg, a soldier who was decorated for his service during World War II.

WNCT Greenville on MSN · 3d

Fort Liberty is renamed to Fort Roland L. Bragg after World War II soldier, Pentagon says

The massive post will now be called Fort Roland L. Bragg while in the past it was named for Gen. Braxton Bragg, a Confederate general from Warrenton.

The Washington Post · 3d

What is Fort Bragg? Hegseth restores Army base name from Fort Liberty.

The base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 to disassociate from Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. It’s now named after Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero.

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Enslaved people took refuge at pioneering hotel on NC Outer Banks. But perils awaited

A major flash point came when Union soldiers entered Hotel De Afrique and “attacked the defenseless occupants with knives and ...

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North Carolina historians seek to help educators accurately teach about the Civil War

The N.C. History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction is hosting a two-day symposium for educators in ...

News Journal13d

Civil War and recognizing local black troops

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 160 years ago. There had been four years of terrible conflagration and the loss of thousands of lives. I have chosen to honor Black History Month by featuring two of ...

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