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

8 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

9 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

10 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

10 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

15 months ago

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

The commission has received 27,000 suggestions.

By Meghann Myers

20 months ago