Confederate States of America Army

Army base reverts to its old name

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 named after Confederacy officials and generals.

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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, according to a Department of Defense statement, undoing a 2023 name change driven by racial justice protests.

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Fort Bragg 2.0: Army base reverts to its old name, but with a new namesake

A U.S. Army base originally named after a Confederate general, then renamed Fort Liberty, will revert to the name Fort Bragg. Its new namesake is WWII hero Roland Bragg — unbeknownst to his family.

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In reinstating the name of Fort Bragg, the Army hopes to skirt a ban on Confederate namesakes

The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now ...

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Military timeline of installation first known as Camp Bragg

The U.S. Army established Camp Bragg in 1918 as an artillery training ground that was part of the rapid expansion of the United States military for World War I. It was named after Confederate Gen.

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First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing

Lee, commanding the "Army of Northern Virginia," led his ... but an end to the hopes of the Confederate States of America for independence.

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Sunday is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Why does Florida have 3 Confederate holidays?

Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.

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