Fort Bragg renamed Fort Liberty in move to erase Confederate ties
Fort Bragg, the U.S. Army base in North Carolina, has been renamed Fort Liberty as part of a broader effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers. Last year, a commission created by Congress recommended new names for nine bases that honored Confederate officers. The North Carolina base was originally named for General Braxton Bragg, who served in the Confederate Army during the 19th-century U.S. Civil War. It houses the Airborne and Special Operations Forces and is home to 53,700 troops, according to its website.