Latest "confederate renaming commission" stories

Austin approves plan to drop Confederate references from DoD property

A new working group will oversee the removal and replacing of tributes to the Confederacy and Confederate military starting in December.

By Meghann Myers

12 months ago

Navy secretary to rename USS Chancellorsville, USNS Maury

A commission compiling a list of Defense Department items named after Confederates is due to make its final recommendations to Congress by Oct. 1.

By Meghann Myers

13 months ago

Renaming 9 Confederate-honoring Army posts will cost $21M

The name changes should be completed by early 2024.

By Meghann Myers and Irene Loewenson

14 months ago

The 29th Infantry Division gets to keep its Confederacy-themed patch

The "Blue and Gray Division" patch gets to stay, with a small update.

By Meghann Myers

14 months ago

These are the contenders for rebranding Army posts with Confederate namesakes

A renaming commission has about 100 choices to rename nine Army installations.

By Meghann Myers

19 months ago

Heated exchanges and a flood of suggestions for the Confederate renaming commission

The commission has received 27,000 suggestions.

By Meghann Myers

24 months ago