joining the Confederate army was an important coming of age ritual, a marker of both manhood and adulthood. Universally, young white men in the Confederacy were anxious to don uniforms ...

Courtesy: Historical Society of Frederick County, MD Originally called the Confederate Army of the Potomac ... did not share a common uniform or pattern of speech. Diversity in the ranks ...

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy is now open to renaming 10 bases that were long ago named after Confederate leaders, an Army official said By Jeff Schogol Posted on Jun 9, 2020 Army Secretary Ryan ...

The United States put into uniform over 16 million men and approximately ... named in honor of Confederate Army Colonel Edmund W. Rucker. The base was redesignated Fort Novosel in 2023 as part ...

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.