Fort Pocahontas is an earthwork fort constructed in 1864 by United States Colored Troops under the command of Gen. Edward A.

Barfoot, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient with extensive Virginia ties. Fort Lee, Virginia, named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, was renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in April 2023 ...

Fort Lee in Petersburg, Virginia, is now Fort Gregg-Adams. Fort Hood, Texas, is now Fort Cavazos. Fort Rucker, Alabama, is now Fort Novosel. Fort Pickett in Nottoway, Virginia, is now Fort Barfolk.

Two months after his discharge, on Sept. 14, 1899, Lee died. He was buried with full military honors at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Kansas. The other Virginia posts renamed in 2023 are the ...

and Virginia. Lee County in Florida formed in 1887 from Monroe County with Fort Myers, the site of the Civil War Battle of Fort Myers, as its county seat. Confederate Memorial Day was started in ...

Robert E. Lee — died on Aug. 22. He was 96. The Army announced the death on its website but did not cite a cause or say where he died. In April 2023, Fort Lee was renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in ...

Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg at the Lee Club at Fort Lee, Virginia, shortly before the club and post was renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in 2023. (Terrance Bell/Army) The Army’s first Black three ...

Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg, a trailblazing officer who became the Army’s first Black three-star general in 1977 and for whom the former Fort Lee was renamed last year, died Thursday ...

Now, their names will stand side-by-side in perpetuity as the namesakes for a Virginia Army fort once named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Congress in 2020 voted to rename all military ...

Lee. It serves as the headquarters of the ... of Honor for his actions in World War I. Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia will be renamed Fort Walker in honor of Dr. Mary Walker. The Oswego, New York ...

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. — U.S. Army Virginia garrison, Fort Lee, was renamed Thursday to Fort Gregg-Adams in honor of two Black officers who helped advance inclusivity and made significant mark ...

The US Army renamed Virginia’s Fort Lee military base Thursday in honor of two Black service members, following a branch-wide push to rename bases named after Confederate leaders. The base will ...