The name of Henry L. Benning, a former Georgia Supreme Court justice who vocally supported secession and served as a Confederate brigadier general in the Civil War, had adorned the base since it ...

Benning, a World War I hero awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. The post was previously named after Confederate General Henry L. Benning and briefly renamed Fort Moore in 2023 to honor Lt.

The name of Henry L. Benning, a former Georgia Supreme Court justice who vocally supported secession and served as a Confederate brigadier general in the Civil War, had adorned the base since it ...

Originally, Confederate Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning, who fought to preserve slavery, was the Benning being honored. New signage was unveiled Wednesday during a renaming ceremony at the base ...

Fort Benning was originally named after a prominent Confederate general, Henry L. Benning, in 1918 at a time when Army policy dictated that bases in the South should be named for Confederates.