The United States renamed a military base Friday to honor former US president and famed World War II commander Dwight D. Eisenhower instead of an officer who fought for the pro-slavery breakaway Confederacy.
The base in Georgia — previously known as Fort Gordon — is the last of nine installations to drop the name of a figure who served the Confederate States of America, which was made up of southern states that seceded and were defeated in the 1861-1865 US Civil War.
“It is with great pride that we rename this installation in honor of one of our great generals and presidents,” US Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth said during a ceremony at the base.
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