Who's Racist? That Typo in Texas

APRIL 20, 2023

**  It's time for Mississippi to end Confederate Heritage Month.  (Upworthy)

**  State Supreme Court  grants cert in Sons of Confederate Veterans' suit to prevent removal of monument.

**  White Tennessee  lawmakers speak out for insurrection in honoring Confederate history.  (How do black Tennessee lawmakers stand on it?  Who's being racist?)

**  Oops!  Fort Hood rebranding will have to wait due to typography error.  (Texas.  A typographical error, wrong font.)

--Old Secesh

That Good Ol' SPLC Making Their Hate Lists Again

APRIL 13, 2023

**  SPLC:  Reports  48 Confederate memorials removed in 2022.  (Imagine the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) doing that?)

**  Montgomery  school name changes  lead Alabama's Confederate symbol removals in 2022.  (SPLC again.)

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APRIL 14, 2023

**  A Navy ship named for a Confederate victory now honors a black Union hero.  (USS Chancellorsvile now USS Robert Smalls.)

SPLC, A Confederate Hate Group.  --Old Secesh

Civil War II: Sad R., CAIR, Santa Fe and U.S. Navy

APRIL 7, 2023

**  Community advocate raises concerns about City's new Confederate  shrine.  (Sad R.  Hard to believe this would be allowed.)

**  CAIR  reiterates condemnation of Mississippi governor's 'Confederate Heritage Month' declaration  (Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR.  I always get a kick when a group like this representing many terrorist groups would weigh in on all-things Confederate.)

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APRIL 8, 2023

**  Charges dropped against Santa Fe woman in Confederate flag dispute.  (New Mexico)

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APRIL 9, 2023

**  Navy ship with a Confederate name now honors black Union hero Robert Smalls.  (The USS Chancellorsville is now the USS Robert Smalls.  The Battle of Chancellorsville was a Confederate victory.)

--Old Secesh

List of Renamed Bases-- Part 7: Fort Polk Becomes Fort Johnson, Fort Rucker becomes Fort Novolsel

The new names of the last two of the eight on the list:

Fort Polk, Louisiana, will become Fort Johnson after Army Sergeant William Henry Johnson, who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for action in the Argonne Forest in France during World War I.  A black man.

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Fort Rucker, Alabama, will become Fort Novosel, after Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael  J. Novosel, a helicopter pilot who received the Medal of Honor for a medevac mission under fire in Vietnam while under fire where he  saved 29 soldiers.

--Old Secesh

List of Renamed Bases-- Part 6: Fort Hood becomes Fort Cavazos, Fort Pickett Becomes Fort Barfoot

Fort Hood, Texas, becomes Fort Cavazos, named for  Army General Richard E. Cavazos, who received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism during the Vietnam War.

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Fort Pickett, Virginia, becomes Fort Barfoot, in honorof Army  Tech Sgt.  Van T. Barfoot, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions with the 45th Infantry Division during World War II in Italy.

He was a Choctaw Indian.

--Old Secesh

List of Renamed Bases-- Part 5: Fort A.P. Hill Becomes Fort Walker, Fort Fort Lee Becomes Fort Gregg-Adams

Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia becomes Fort Walker.  Renamed after Doctor Mary Edwards Walker, the first female surgeon in the Civil War and the only woman awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Fort Lee, Virginia will be renamed Fort Gregg-Adams, after Lieutenant General  Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams.

Gregg was a key figure in the integration of black soldiers into the Army.  Adams was the highest ranking black woman in World War II.

--Old Secesh

Here Is a List of Renamed Army Bases-- Part 4: Fort Gordon Will Be Renamed Fort Eisenhower

Fort Gordon, Geotgia, will be renamed Fort Eisenhower after General of the Army and President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  He was a five-star general and served as the Allied Supreme Commander of forces in Europe during World War II.

--Old Secesh

Here Is a List of Base Renamings-- Part 3: Fort Bragg Becomes Fort Liberty

Fort Bragg will become Fort Liberty whichbreaks the tradition of naming bases after people.  Like someone's comment on in this renaimg, "Fort Liberty Bibberty." 

I just don't know.

How about a new Fort Grant?

Who Is Paying for the Name Changes?  --Old NotBibberty

Here Is the List of Army Bases to be Renamed-- Part 2: Fort Benning Becomes Fort Moore

This has been the topic of many articles in the last month as the military starts renaming them.  I do not list these unless more information is given than what I have already written.  That is why I haven't been writing a lot lately in this blog.  (And believe me, I sure will be happy if the day ever comes that I can completely drop this blog.  I have too many blogs as it is and this one is no fun to write.)

All of the  people the bases are renamed for are deserving.  The commission that chose the names did a good job.

RENAMED BASES:

FORT BENNING, Georgia, will become FORT MOORE, after Army Lt. Gen.  Hal Moore and his wife, Julia Compton Moore. Hal Moore  received the Distinguished Service cross for his heroism in the Vietnam War.  Julia Moore advocated for military families and is credited for the personal notification of death procedures now practiced.

--Old Secesh

Here Is the List of Army Bases to Be Renamed-- Part 1

From the March 26, 2023,  "Army: Cost of renamimg  nine Confederate-named military bases  has nearly soubled" by Suzanne Downing.

And, of course, you know where I stand on the issue of costs.

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THOSE who want it renamed should bear the cost of doing so.

That means that BLM, SPLC and NAACP as well as their white minions should pay.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.  --Old Secesh

Civil War II: About Those Base Renamings

There are lots of articles about U.S. Army base renaming these days.  I mean lots and lots.

Again, I don't write each one down unless the title gives more information about it.

--Old Secesh

Army Base, Symposium and Black Museums

MARCH 29, 2023

**  American war hero replacing  Confederate.  (Virginia.  Fort Pickett becomes Fort Barfoot.)

**  Upcoming symposium to focus on continual harm inflicted by Confederate monuments.  (You just never know when one of them is going to attack and beat somebody.  Well, there was that one that fell on the "protester" pulling it down that time.  But even so.)

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MARCH 30, 2023

**  Richmond's Black History Museum  names new executive director after year-long  search.  (Virginia,  A black woman, of course.  But the saddest thing is that they have 13 of the Confederate monuments torn dow in Sad R..  There is no way a black group should have a Confederate statue.)

Wondering If That Symposium Is Going to Be Pro or Anti Confederate?  --Old Secesh

 

The Cost of Renaming Bases Has Risen to $39 Million. Who Pays? Come On BLM!!

 MARCH 28, 2023

**  Why we should melt Confederate statues.  (Alta Journal.  How woke.)

**  Army:  Cost of renaming Confederate-named  military bases has nearly doubled.  (Last year, the Renaming Commission figured it would cost $21 million.  Now it is $39 million.  Again, we all know who should be paying for it.)

**  Florida bill if passed  would stop local governments from removing  monuments including Confederate.

--Old Secesh

Who Should Be Paying for All These Army Base Name Changes?

MARCH 25, 2023

**  Confederate flag banned from Fort Worth Stockyards after flying in St. Patrick's parade.  (Texas)

**  Here's when Army bases honoring the Confederacy will shed  their old names.

**  Virginia  ceremony kicks off  Army's official removal of Confederate names from its bases.

**  Dawn Sanley on Confederate flag, tragedy that led to March madness to return to South Carolina.  (The NCAA would not hold any championship games in the state because of the Confederate flag on the statehouse.)

**  Fort Pickett to become the first  Army base to drop its Confederate name.  (Virginia)

And, again, I say that the cost of the name changes should be paod by BLM, NAACP, SPLC and their white minions.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth IS!!!!   --Old Secesh

Confederadication: Fort Pickett, Fort Gordon and Stone Mountain

MARCH 20, 2023

**  Fort Pickett to get a new name:  Will be re-designated 'Fort Barfoot' in honor of Medal of Honor recipient.  (Virginia)

**  As Fort  Gordon becomes  Fort Eisenhower, a new logo is needed.  (Georgia)

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MARCH 21, 2023

**  DeKalb delegation wants to remove Stone Mountain's  designation as Confederate Memorial.  (Georgia. )

--Old Secesh

Still Renaming Bases, Still with the Monuments

MARCH 18, 2023

**  Jacksonville mayor candidates split on Confederate monuent.  (Florida.  Which one supports keeping it?  I'll vote for that one.)

**  Edenton, N.C.  leaders agree to move Confederate monument.  (Where's the backbone?)

**  Fort Bragg removes name from signs outside installation.  (Liberty-Bibberty!)

**  Georgia's Fort Benning to be renamed Fort Moore after military couple known for their service and leadership.  (And, surprisingly, they are White.)

--Old Secesh

Republicans, Florida, National Guard, Baltimore and St. Louis

MARCH 15, 2023

**  Florida GOP proposal would ban Pride flag -- but let Confederate flag fly at state buildings.

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MARCH 17, 2023

**  These Southern National Guard units to toss  Confederate  battle streamers.

**  Two  Baltimore Confederate statues vandalized, no suspects identified.  (Maryland.  And I thought they had removed all Confederate statues.  Hey, THIS is NOT vandalism.  It is a Hate Crime!!)

**  St. Louis school no longer named after Confederate soldier.  (Missouri.  Kennard Classical Junior Academy named after Lt. Samuel Kennard to be renamed Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Academy.  Betty Wheeler is a very deserving person, but also a black woman.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: U.S. Navy, NAACP, Ukraine, Yale and Arlington

MARCH 12, 2023

**  Stripping Confederate ties, the U.S. Navy renames two vessels.  (New York Times.  I bet the Times is really happy about that.)

**  NAACP, others, seek removal of Confederate ties.  (Milledgeville, Georgia.  I'm surprised the NAACP would take a stance like that.  This is not very racist, is it?)

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MARCH 13, 2023

**  Ukraine making same mistake as Confederacy in the Civil War.

** Yale scholar helps U.S. military rename Confederate memorials.

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MARCH 14, 2023

**   Arlington's Monument to Peace and Reconciliation slated for demolition.    (Arlinton National Cemetery's Confederate monument.    I suppise the Confederates buried there will also have to be removed.)

--Old Secesh

Lake Lanier, Buford Dam, Harriet Tubman and a Rededication

MARCH 11, 2023

**  Lake Lanier, Buford Dam may be renamed; local leaders are already objecting.  (Georgia.  Lake Lanier named for Geirgia native and poet Sidner Lanier who served in the Confederate Army and Buford Dam for Algernon Buford, railroad president who also served in Confederate Army.)

**  Harriet Tubman monument takes Newark space formerly held by Columbus.  (New Jersey)

**  United Daughters of the Confederacy to hold rededication ceremony for Confederate monuments in Macon's Whittle Park.  (Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia.  They had been previously removed from downtown.)

**  Council eyes new location for monument.  (Edenton, North Carolina)

--Old Secesh

Renaming Mania Continues. Who Pays for It?

MARCH 9, 2023

**  Confederate's name removed from Navy survey ship.  (USNS Maury, named for Confederate oceanographer pioneer Matthew Maury was renamed USS Marie Tharp.  She was an oceanographer as well and, believe it or not, a white woman.  Quite often all renamings are to Blacks.)

**  U.S. Army looking for local artist to design new logo for soon-to-be named Fort Eisenhower.  (It was Fort Gordon in Georgia.)

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MARCH 10, 2023

**  Board of Supervisors sends Fort Belvoir renaming concerns up to Secretary of the Army.  (Virginia)

**  Fort Polk to be renamed  Fort Johnson Summer of 2023.   (Louisiana.  Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a black World War I Medal of Honor recipient.  He is deserving of the honor, but, again, why do so many bases and things have to be renamed for Blacks?  Then name change is expected to cost $1.4 million for this one.  I say that those who want the name changed should have to pay for it themselves.)

**  Fort Benning renaming ceremony scheduled for May.  (Georgia)

Again, You Want It Renamed, YOU PAY For It!!!   --Old Secesh