Amid protests and unrest over the killing of George Floyd, debate has continued over monuments to Confederate officers, as well as buildings and other landmarks named after them.
in 1918. Bragg was a Mexican American war veteran who commanded the Confederate Army of Tennessee and was a military adviser to Jefferson Davis.A sign shows Fort Bragg information, May 13, 2004 in Fayettville, North Carolina.
began as a training site during World War II and is now the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence. Its namesake, Confederate Lt. Gen. John Brown Gordon fought many major Civil War battles, including Gettysburg. After the war, he served two terms in the U.S. Senate and one term as governor of Georgia. According to the
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