It had previously been named after CSA Gen. Braxton Bragg. "Today we gather on an installation that is the largest in our Army per capita, covering 164,000 acres, supporting over 48,000 soldiers ...

The name change honors Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, not Braxton Bragg, a Confederate general. The change was directed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and supported by Fort Bragg's congressional ...

Roland L. Bragg. It was officially named in honor of Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. The North Carolina Army installation, one of the largest military installations in the world, is officially ...

Christened a century ago in honor of Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, the post in North Carolina was renamed in 2023 amid a drive to remove symbols of the Confederacy from public spaces.

Fort Bragg was established after World War I as Camp Bragg in 1918 and was named in honor of Braxton Bragg, an artillery officer who served in the Mexican-American War and later served as a ...

By Chris Cameron Reporting from Fort Bragg, N.C. The sprawling Army base in North Carolina had long been named for Braxton Bragg, an incompetent Confederate general who owned enslaved people.

THAT HAS BEEN OUR FOCUS FOREVER FOR ALMOST 101 YEARS, THIS ARMY BASE WAS CALLED FORT BRAGG, NAMED AFTER CONFEDERATE GENERAL BRAXTON BRAGG. HE WAS A SLAVE OWNER WHO ALSO LOST CRITICAL BATTLES ...

Christened a century ago in honor of Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, the post in North Carolina was renamed in 2023 amid a drive to remove symbols of the Confederacy from public spaces.