List of U.S. Army installations named for Confederate soldiers

Numerous military installations in the United States are or were named after general officers in the Confederate States Army (CSA). These are all U.S. Army or Army National Guard posts, typically named following World War I and during the 1940s.[1][2] In 2021, the United States Congress created The Naming Commission, a United States government commission, in order to rename federally-owned military assets that have names associated with the CSA.[3] On 5 January 2023 William A. LaPlante, US USD (A&S) directed the full implementation of the recommendations of the Naming Commission, DoD-wide.[4]

Although the individual states are not required to rename their state-owned National Guard facilities, Louisiana has chosen to do so. There are currently no plans to rename state-owned facilities outside of Louisiana, with governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Glenn Youngkin of Virginia electing to leave the names of Confederate figures in place.

  1. ^ Burns, Robert (10 June 2020). "Trump: No change at bases named for Confederate officers". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ Grosvenor, Edwin S. (1 June 2020). "Confederates Honored by the U.S. Army". American Heritage Magazine. 65 (3).
  3. ^ "H.R.6395 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021". U.S. Congress. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing". U.S. Department of Defense (Press release). 5 January 2023.