Most Confederates were ultimately pardoned for the crime of treason against the United States. Decades later, the Army began honoring them in southern states.
How Army Bases Were Named for Defeated Confederates
Bragg, Braxton (1817-1876) Civil War (US) (1861-65) Confederate States of America Fort A P Hill (Va) Fort Benning (Ga) Fort Gordon (Ga) Fort Hood (Tex) Fort Lee (Va) Fort Rucker (Ala) Hill, Ambrose Powell Lee, Robert E Military Bases and Installations Pickett, George E Slavery (Historical) Treason and Sedition United States Defense and Military Forces
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