There are 10 Army installations, including Fort Lee in Virginia and Fort Bragg in North Carolina, named after Confederate leaders from the Civil War. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates voiced support for renaming military bases named after Confederate leaders in a recent interview, citing the killing of … Fort Bragg's namesake, Gen. Braxton Bragg, served in the Confederate army and owned a plantation with enslaved people. Are there any cities, towns, or counties in the USA named after Confederate Leaders (or any other now-controversial figure) that have since changed their … The Confederate-themed schools represent just one-tenth of one percent of the roughly 98,000 public schools in the United States. In Georgia, for an example, Camp Benning, named after Confederate Gen. … President Trump tweeted Wednesday that he will "not even consider" renaming the 10 U.S. military bases that are named after Confederate leaders.. Why it matters: A spokesperson for Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said on Monday he's open to a "bipartisan discussion" about renaming the military bases and facilities that are named after Confederate leaders, including Fort Bragg and Fort … Why, then, was Fort Bragg named after him?

Across six states, military bases are named after Confederate generals that fought to defend the South and slavery during the Civil War. By The Conversation Contributor Oct. 5, … For years, critics have told the military it’s long been time for change — the names uplifting men who fought for white supremacy and the right to … Not all of the South’s new posts were named after Southern generals, however. Eighty of them are named …