On July 1, 1973, the fort came under the newly established U.S. Army Forces Command headquartered at Fort McPherson, Georgia. In 1983, the 82nd Airborne Division successfully supported the...

It is named in honor of Private First Class Roland L. Bragg, an Army paratrooper and mechanic who served during World War II, and was a recipient of the Purple Heart and Silver Star medals. Before briefly being named Fort Liberty, it was named for Braxton Bragg, a slave owner and Confederate Army general. [3] .

In 2023, the Army renamed the base Fort Liberty. This was part of a broad renaming of bases that had been named for Confederate soldiers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Camp Bragg was initially an artillery training ground for World War I troops.

10 hours ago · Fort Liberty began as Camp Bragg in 1918 as an Army artillery training ground. It was named after Braxton Bragg, who, according to the commission charged with changing base names, was “a slave ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Until it was officially renamed Fort Liberty in a ceremony just off the 172,000-acre Army post’s main parade grounds on June 2, 2023, that base had carried the name of Confederate Gen....

Originally known as Camp Bragg, Fort Liberty was founded in 1918 as an artillery training post. >>> Fort Liberty History. The largest U.S. military installation in terms of population, Fort...

Oct 29, 2024 · Fort Liberty. Once named after a Confederate general, Fort Liberty has turned a new page without losing its storied legacy as the home of the Army’s most elite soldiers. Founded in 1918 as a training ground for artillery, Fort Liberty — known then as Camp Bragg — honored Braxton Bragg, a former U.S. Army officer who fought for the ...

Jun 2, 2023 · Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty as part of the U.S. military's base-renaming initiative.

Dec 23, 2023 · Fort Liberty, which was named after Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, was renamed in June, and roads and other buildings on post named after Confederates have been renamed throughout the year.

Fort Liberty, formerly Fort Bragg, is a 300-square-mile military cantonment and reservation in Hoke and Cumberland Counties. It was authorized in August 1918 as a World War I artillery training center for 16,000 soldiers and 5,700 horses …