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Thursday, June 25, 2020

Here's What I found out about Confederate-Named Military Bases

This post fully supports Nolan Ryan's effort to persuade you to wear a mask.

Shortly after hearing discussion about possibly renaming 10 U.S. military bases, I decided I needed to educate myself about the history behind the naming of these bases. My plan is to use this space to share what I learn.

Following are links to the posts I created about each of these bases and the men after who they are named. My intent that this project serves as a helpful resource for anyone looking to learn about this topic in an efficient manner

Big thanks to the reader who directed me to this topical podcast. It is a very informative listen.

Here's What I Found out about:

Fort Lee

Disclaimer: I am not a professional historian. I am doing this research of the stories behind the naming of U.S. Military bases because I think the knowledge I find will be of benefit to the discourse in the United States. If you have information about any of my posts that you are willing to share I am glad to hear it. You can contact me at farmstros@yahoo.com

Here's What I Found out about Fort Lee

Robert E. Lee is probably the best known of all the Confederate leaders. He was born in 1807 in Virginia. He graduated from West Point in 1829.

Following graduation, he served 17 years as an officer in the Corps of Engineers. He did see action on the battlefield during the Mexican-American War. From 1852-55, he was the superintendent of West Point. In 1855, he joined the calvary. He was called on to put down John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859.

When the Civil War, President Lincoln offered Lee command of the Union forces. However, Lee declined the offer and resigned from the U.S. arm when Virginia seceded. He accepted assignment as a general in the Confederate Army. He retained this position throughout the war.

Following the war, he returned to Virginia. There, he became the president of Washignton College. He died in 1870.

In the post-war portion of his life, Lee swore allegiance to the Union, and he indicated that he opposed the erection of statues and monuments that memorialized the events of the Civil War.

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Here's What I found out about Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg is located near Fayetteville, North Carolina. It was opened in 1918.

Braxton Bragg was born in 1817 in North Carolina. He attended West Point, graduating in 1837. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in the second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War. He resigned from the Army in 1856 and became a sugar plantation owner in Louisiana.

At some point during his time as a farmer, he joined the Confederate army and helped raise the Louisiana army. He eventually achieved the rank of General in the Confederacy. Later in the war, he served as President Davis's military advisor.

Following the war, Bragg lived in Louisiana and Texas. He died in Galveston, Texas in 1876.

Here's What I Found out about Fort Pickett

Fort Pickett is located in Virginia southwest of Richmond. It was built in 1942.

George Pickett, the fort's namesake was born in Richmond in 1825. He graduated from West Point in 1846. He served in the U.S. Military from then until Virginia left the union in 1861. His highest rank in the Confederate army was Major General.

Pickett returned to Virginia to work as a life insurance agent and farmer after the war. He died in 1875.