Hegseth Revives the Old Name of Another Military Base
The base’s name was changed to Fort Moore in 2023 as part of a bipartisan effort to eliminate military honors bestowed on ...
The Washington Post10d
Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore
Previously, Fort Benning was named for Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning, a Confederate officer during the American Civil War who stridently opposed the abolition of slavery. Now, Hegseth said ...
PBS9d
Georgia Army base renamed Fort Benning, overturning 2023 renaming to Fort Moore
Previously, Fort Benning was named for Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning, a Confederate officer during the American Civil War who stridently opposed the abolition of slavery. Now, Hegseth said ...
USA Today9d
Not that Benning: Hegseth renames Fort Moore, but not for Confederate general, he says
Henry Benning, for whom the base was originally named in 1918, had been an “ardent secessionist, bitter opponent of abolition and senior officer in the Confederate Army,” according to the Army ...
Fort Moore’s name changed back to Fort Benning
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum on Monday renaming Fort Moore in Georgia to Fort Benning, its ...
The Independent9d
Trump pushes through another name change as Fort Moore becomes Fort Benning again
Fort Benning was originally named for Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning, a Confederate officer and staunch opponent of abolition. Now, it will honour Cpl. Fred G. Benning, a World War I Distinguished ...
WLWT9d
Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore
Gen. Henry L. Benning, a Confederate officer during the American Civil War who stridently opposed the abolition of slavery.Now, Hegseth said, Fort Benning will be named in honor of Cpl.