List of U.S. Army installations named for Confederate soldiers
Numerous military installations in the United States are named after general officers in the Confederate States Army (CSA). These are all U.S. Army or Army National Guard posts, named mostly following World War I and during the 1940s. In 2021, the United States Congress created the Naming Commission, a United States government commission, in order to rename military assets that have names associated with the CSA. Active installations. There are nine major U.S. military bases named in honor of Confederate military leaders, all in former Confederate States: Former installations that were  given to the states. The following installations were transferred over to their respective state's National Guard units and not considered to be assets of the Federal government nor part of The Naming Commission's mandate: Deactivated installations. Other 20th century installations, now deactivated, named for Confederate Generals were: Calls to rename. In 2015, the Pentagon declared it would not rename any military installations named after Confederate generals, saying “the naming occurred in the spirit of reconciliation, not division”, and declined to make further comment in 2017. Following the June 2020 nationwide protests over the murder of George Floyd by  a police officer, the U.S. military began rethinking its traditional connection to Confederate Army symbols, including base names. The use of confederate flags, and statues or memorials dedicated to Confederate Army officers, has been seen as part of racism in the country. In 2021, the United States Congress created The Naming Commission in order to rename military assets that have names associated with the Confederacy. The Naming Commission is mandated by Section 370 of the United States National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), enacted on January 1, 2021. Within three years of enactment, the United States Secretary  of Defense is required to implement a plan developed by the Commission and to "remove all names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America from all assets of the Department of Defense."