Mark Simerly, senior commander at Fort Lee and commanding general of the ... including two others in Virginia – Fort A.P. Hill and Fort Pickett. Several Army bases throughout the South that ...

The US Army renamed Virginia’s Fort Lee military base Thursday in honor of two Black service members, following a branch-wide push to rename bases named after Confederate leaders. The base will ...

Fort Lee in Virginia will be officially renamed Fort Gregg-Adams on Thursday after two Black officers who made significant contributions to the U.S. Army. The post is one of nine Army bases that ...

The U.S. Army garrison in Central Virginia once known as Fort Lee was renamed Fort Gregg-Adams on Thursday, honoring two Black former officers who helped pave the way for more racial inclusivity ...

A sign marks one of the entrances of the U.S. Army base Fort Lee in 2021 in Petersburg, Virginia. Virginia’s Fort Lee, named after Confederate leader Robert E. Lee, will be renamed Fort Gregg ...

Fort Lee, the U.S. Army's Virginia garrison named after the slave-holding leader of Confederate forces during the Civil War, became Fort Gregg-Adams on Thursday in a ceremony that renamed the base ...

Two months after his discharge, on Sept. 14, 1899, Lee died. He was buried with full military honors at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Kansas. The other Virginia posts renamed in 2023 are the ...

Robert E. Lee — died on Aug. 22. He was 96. The Army announced the death on its website but did not cite a cause or say where he died. In April 2023, Fort Lee was renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in ...

14, 1899, Lee died. He was buried with full military honors at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Kansas. The other Virginia posts renamed in 2023 are the former Fort AP Hill in Caroline County ...