U.S. military bases revert to old names

President Donald Trump says he will restore seven U.S. Army base
names that originally honoured Confederate officers – though the
bases will officially recognise other soldiers with similar names


U.S. BASES NAMED FOR CONFEDERATES

UNITED
STATES
Fort Hood
Fort Polk
Fort Bragg*
Fort Rucker
Fort A.P. Hill
Fort Lee
Fort
Pickett
Fort Gordon
Fort Benning*

Confederate figure
originally honoured

Base name after
2023 redesignation

Soldier(s) honoured by
restored base name


FORT GORDON, Georgia
John Brown Gordon
Fort Eisenhower
Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon

FORT A.P. HILL, Virginia
Ambrose Powell Hill
Fort Walker
Lt. Col. Edward Hill, 1st Sgt. Robert
A. Pinn and Pvt. Bruce Anderson

FORT HOOD, Texas
John Bell Hood
Fort Cavazos
Col. Robert B. Hood

FORT LEE, Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Fort Gregg-Adams
Pvt. Fitz Lee

FORT PICKETT, Virginia
George Edward Pickett
Fort Barfoot
1st Lt. Vernon W. Pickett

FORT POLK, Louisiana
Leonidas Polk
Fort Johnson
Gen. James H. Polk

FORT RUCKER, Alabama
Edmund Winchester Rucker
Fort Novosel
Capt. Edward W. Rucker


*Fort Bragg in North Carolina and
Fort Benning in Georgia were renamed
in 2023 as Fort Liberty and Fort Moore,
but have already been changed back
by Trump administration to recognise
non-Confederate soldiers with last
names Bragg and Benning


Sources: AFP, CBS News 
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