Three U.S. military bases have been named after these Confederate leaders (clockwise): Gen. John B. Hood, Gen. Pierre Beauregard and Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon. (National Archives) In the debate over Confederate symbols in the U.S., the10 Army basesnamed afterConfederate generals...
These are the 10 US military bases still named after Confederate soldiersDaniel Brown
Bases such as Fort Pickett, named after Gen. George Pickett, who led the famous last charge of the Confederates at the Battle of Gettysburg. Billie Coleburn, the former mayor of Blackstone, Virginia (the town nearest Fort Pickett) and editor of the local paper, said, "Here in rural south...
The post is named for famed Confederate General Robert E. Lee, commander of Confederate forces during the US Civil War. Originally designated as Camp Lee, the base is still a functioning Army post today. It is the home […] Fort Monroe Army Base in Hampton, VA Hampton, Virginia Military ...