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Re: United States forts named after Confederates?

The Army apparently routinely named Southern forts for Confederate generals.
From memory, try the following:
Fort Bragg, N.C. -- Braxton Bragg
Fort Polk, La -- Leonidas Polk
Fort Jackson, S.C. -- Thomas J. Jackson, not President
Andrew
Fort Stewart, Ga -- Alexander P. Stewart
Fort A. P. Hill, Va -- I believe its now closed, or a National Guard facility
Fort Pickett, Va -- ditto
Fort Benning, Ga -- Gen'l "Rock" Benning, who was a local Columbus boy
Fort Hood -- somebody already emntioned John Bell Hood

I'm sure there are more.

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