Confederate Names and Military Installations

Abstract

After the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12, 2017, surrounding the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue, some Members of Congress have expressed interest in military installations named after Confederate leaders, and the process for renaming these bases. Currently, the Department of Defense(DOD) does not have a review process to reevaluate the naming of specific installations. Instead, each military department has its own naming convention that is summarized below. A list of Navy ships named after Confederate commanders and a battle is also included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 22, 2017
Accession Number
AD1149196

Entities

People

  • Barbara Salazar Torreon
  • Nese F. Debruyne

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Civil War
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • History
  • Instructions
  • Law
  • Marine Corps
  • Military History
  • Navy
  • North Carolina
  • Ships
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Uss Chancellorsville

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.