With Civil War history, ghostly streets, and a tumultuous past, this semi-abandoned riverside Illinois town makes for a ...

In April 1861, just three days after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, President Abraham ... who came to America sometime before the Civil War, watched the 15th Illinois Infantry Regiment ...

Lee. In the South, several forts sprung up during the massive mobilization for World War I. Many were given names honoring Confederate generals in apparent effort at post-Civil War reconciliation.

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the U.S. Army to change the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort ... for owning slaves and losing key Civil War battles that contributed to the ...

In June 2023, the U.S. Army abandoned the Fort Bragg label as part of its push to rebrand facilities named after Confederate Civil War figures. The artillery training site was originally known as ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday renamed the Army base Fort Liberty back to its original ... that fought against the U.S. in the Civil War in the 19th Century. Established in 1918 ...

The report noted that Gen Braxton Bragg was a slave-owning plantation owner and "one of the worst generals of the Civil War". Fort Bragg was one of nine bases that the Naming Commission suggested be ...

the fort was named after Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, who drew criticism for his combative personality and poor field performance during the Civil War. A naming commission set up by Congress to ...

HERE IN ARKANSAS. AND THE ONE OFFICER THAT I DID TALK TO TELLS ME THAT HE PLANS ON APPEALING HIS FIRING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION IN HOPES OF SAVING HIS JOB. LIVE IN FORT SMITH, BRETT RAINS ...

The base was originally named Fort Bragg in 1918 after Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. That Bragg was a slaveowner - but he was also so inept that he helped the Confederacy lose the Civil War ...