Fort Pickett Army Base Changes Name To Honor Native American WWII Hero Instead Of Confederate General

The Fort Pickett Army base on Friday changed its name to Fort Barfoot, in the first of nine expected name changes for Army bases named after Confederates. The Army National Guard installation in Blackston, Virginia, was originally named after Confederate General George Pickett, who led “Pickett’s Charge” at the Battle of Gettysburg, The New York […]