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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Congress voted Monday to override President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, which has a provision to rename U.S. Army military bases named in honor of Confederate Veterans. The bill will now go to the U.S. Senate which is also expected to override President Trump's veto. Among the military bases to be renamed is Fort Polk, Louisiana, which is named in honor of Confederate Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk, who was also the Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana. Polk was killed in action during the Atlanta Campaign in 1864.
ALBERTVILLE, Alabama -- Anti-Confederate protesters placed fake body bags on the grounds of the Marshall County, Alabama courthouse to promote the removal of the Confederate monument at the courthouse. The fake body bags supposedly represent slaves of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, for who the county is named.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- A new book studies the leadership lessons that can be learned from the Confederate and Federal leaders at the Battle of Gettysburg. The book is "Battle Tested!Gettysburg Leadership Lessons for 21st Century Leaders" by U.S. Army Col. Jeff McCausland (ret.)
JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. -- The Jackson County Commission voted to keep their courthouse Confederate statue, but erase from the base the Confederate flag and the words "Our Heroes." They have covered up the base with plywood and put a fence around it until the flag and words can be changed.
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