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To: Sherman Logan

By agreement reached in the 1880s, Forts in the old Confederacy were to be named only after Confederate Officers.


58 posted on 04/06/2015 3:23:10 PM PDT by X Fretensis
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To: X Fretensis

That’s interesting. Do you have more info on the specifics?


59 posted on 04/06/2015 3:26:54 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: X Fretensis
By agreement reached in the 1880s, Forts in the old Confederacy were to be named only after Confederate Officers.

Do you have a reference for that?

Fort Myer in Virginia and the former Fort McClellan in Alabama would have been exceptions.

61 posted on 04/06/2015 3:33:16 PM PDT by x
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