Jefferson Davis was the U.S. Secretary of War who betrayed his country to become the first and only president of the ...

after signing the memorandum. Weeks later, Hegeseth announced Fort Moore, formerly named Fort Benning for a Confederate general, will again be named Fort Benning. This time around, however ...

The Trump administration has taken its own stance on the issue, recently restoring the names of two military bases that honored Confederate generals. North Carolina’s Fort Liberty was reverted ...

General Lee and 21 confederate generals on horseback. 1867. Courtesy: Library of Congress. The official surrender document of Lee's troops to the Union Army, signed at Appomattox Court House on ...

April 9, 1865. With his Confederate armies on their last legs, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant. The Rebellion is over. After four years of fierce fighting ...