ExplorePentagon restores Fort Benning name to Georgia military base Stephen Berry, a Civil War historian at the University of Georgia who was not involved in the latest research, was struck by the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered the Columbus, Georgia, military post to revert to its old ... who was known for owning slaves and losing key Civil War battles that contributed to the ...

The base, which is in Georgia, will again be called Fort Benning ... officers who rebelled against the Union during the Civil War. Mr. Hegseth views those changes as part of a “woke” culture ...

Although perhaps not the most important post in the Civil War, Holding Charleston by the Bridle gives us some interesting insights into America coast defense engineering and life in a coastal fort ...