Over the next four years, the 11 Confederate states were pitted against armies from the Northeast, Midwest, and Western states and territories, dedicated to preserving the Union, and battles raged ...

The legislatures in 11 states formally voted in rapid succession to leave the United States of America and create their own nation, the Confederate States of America. Each nation elected leaders ...

The army installation’s name was changed to Fort Liberty in 2023, after Congress passed a law to rename all military bases named after Confederacy officials and generals.

The military base had been renamed Fort Liberty as part of an effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday renamed the Army base Fort Liberty back to its original name of Fort Bragg, ...