Closing a Chapter of History, Last Army Base Ditches Confederate Namesake Following Years-Long Effort
![The Army redesignated Fort Gordon to Fort Eisenhower on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023.](https://news.cibassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/facebook-Fort-Eisenhower-1800.jpg)
The Army on Friday redesignated the last of nine installations that had been named after Civil War-era Confederates, completing a process that began nearly three years ago with an order from Congress. The final base, previously known as Fort Gordon after a Confederate lieutenant general, was renamed Fort Eisenhower during a ceremony Friday on the […]