Confederate States of America
Unrecognized state in North America
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| 2025 | Uriah M. Rose's statue was moved to his former law firm in Little Rock, Arkansas. |
| February 14 2025 | Fort Bragg was again renamed, this time to honor U.S. Army paratrooper Roland L. Bragg from World War II, who has no relation to the original Confederate General Braxton Bragg. |
| 2024 | Mississippi officially declares April as Confederate Heritage Month |
| 2024 | The phrase 'come retribution' associated with the Confederate Secret Service was discussed during Donald Trump's presidential campaign, with advisor Steve Bannon referencing the historical context to a journalist. |
| 2024 | The Arkansas statues of Uriah M. Rose and James Paul Clarke were replaced by statues of Johnny Cash and Daisy Bates in the National Statuary Hall Collection. |
| September 2024 | Kincardine municipal council decided the Solomon Secord monument would be permanently decommissioned and 'destroyed respectfully' after no alternate location was found to host it. |
| 2023 | Mississippi officially declares April as Confederate Heritage Month |
| 2023 | Solomon Secord monument was initially removed to facilitate road construction. |
| 2023 | Florida Republican Dean Black files legislation to penalize lawmakers who vote to remove historical monuments, including Confederate statues, with potential fines or removal from office by the governor. |
| 2023 | USNS Maury was renamed to USNS Marie Tharp in honor of the pioneering oceanographer Marie Tharp, replacing the previous Confederate-associated name. |
| December 2023 | The Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery was removed after over a century of existence. |
| December 27 2023 | Jacksonville mayor ordered removal of the Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy monument at Springfield Park, which had stood since 1915. |
| October 2023 | The last of the military base name changes were finalized. |
| October 27 2023 | Fort Gordon was renamed Fort Eisenhower, honoring president Dwight D. Eisenhower. |
| August 25 2023 | Fort A.P. Hill was redesignated Fort Walker, honoring Medal of Honor recipient and civilian army surgeon Dr. Mary Edwards Walker. |
| June 13 2023 | Fort Polk was renamed Fort Johnson, honoring Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant William Henry Johnson. |
| June 2 2023 | Fort Bragg was initially redesignated Fort Liberty. |
| May 11 2023 | Fort Benning was redesignated Fort Moore, honoring General Hal Moore and his wife Julia Compton Moore. |
| May 9 2023 | Fort Hood was renamed Fort Cavazos, honoring General Richard Cavazos. |
| April 27 2023 | Fort Lee was redesignated Fort Gregg-Adams, honoring Lieutenant General Arthur J. Gregg and Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams. |
| April 10 2023 | Fort Rucker was renamed Fort Novosel, honoring Medal of Honor recipient Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael J. Novosel. |
| March 24 2023 | Fort Pickett was redesignated as Fort Barfoot, honoring Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Van T. Barfoot. |
| January 2023 | Design for a replacement statue of Barbara Rose Johns to replace Robert E. Lee's statue was revealed. |
| January 1 2023 | Multiple streets and roads in Fairfax were renamed to remove Confederate references, marking a significant change in how local infrastructure commemorates Civil War figures. |
| 2022 | Mississippi officially declares April as Confederate Heritage Month |
| 2022 | Dixie State University was renamed to Utah Tech University |
| 2022 | Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced plans to order the renaming of U.S. military bases and Defense Department properties named after Confederate generals. |
| 2022 | The plinths of Confederate statues on Richmond's Monument Avenue were removed, leaving empty pedestals and remaining spotlights pointed toward vacant spaces. |
| 2022 | Lee College dropped the 'Rebels' nickname and mascot, rebranding as 'Navigators'. |
| 2022 | Fort Hamilton's General Lee Avenue was renamed to John Warren Avenue, honoring a 22-year-old lieutenant killed in the Vietnam War in January 1969. |
| 2022 | Stonewall Jackson Drive at Fort Hamilton was renamed to Washington Road, following the renaming of General Lee Avenue. |
| 2022 | Shreveport's Confederate Monument moved from Caddo Parish courthouse to private land in rural De Soto County. |
| 2022 | Edmund Kirby Smith's statue was replaced by a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune in the National Statuary Hall Collection. |
| December 2022 | The Naming Commission directed the United States Naval Academy and West Point Military Academy to rename buildings, roads, and facilities. West Point also removed displays related to Robert E. Lee, including his portrait, bust, and bronze panels. |
| December 2022 | The Major Nathaniel Cheairs Camp 2138 Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter filed a lawsuit challenging the county's decision to remove the Confederate Battle Flag from its seal. |
| December 12 2022 | Richmond removed the A.P. Hill Monument (created in 1892 by Caspar Buberl), and A.P. Hill's remains were reinterred in Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper. |
| November 2022 | Montgomery school board announced the renaming of Robert E. Lee High School to Dr. Percy L. Julian High School. |
| June 2022 | In Pocitos, Uruguay, an individual displayed both the Confederate battle flag and the South African Apartheid flag on their apartment balcony, later removing them after receiving complaints. |
| June 22 2022 | Two Confederate monuments in Macon were moved to Whittle Park outside Rose Hill Cemetery, following a 2020 vote and resolution of a lawsuit. |
| May 2022 | Williamson County, Tennessee was granted permission by the Tennessee Historical Commission to remove the Confederate Battle Flag from its county seal. |
| May 17 2022 | Confederate memorial in Brunswick was removed and awaits relocation to Confederate Soldiers Park in Waynesville. |
| April 25 2022 | Alabama and Mississippi celebrate Confederate Memorial Day |
| March 26 2022 | The John Pelham monument from Anniston was rededicated on public (county) property after its initial removal. |
| March 14 2022 | The 'Talbot Boys' Confederate monument was removed from public property in Easton, Maryland, marking the last Confederate monument removal in the state. |
| 2021 | Congress ordered the Defense Department to establish a commission to consider renaming military bases, ships, buildings, and streets honoring Confederate figures. |
| 2021 | Jacksonville renamed six schools previously named after Confederate figures, including changing Robert E. Lee High School to Riverside High School. |
| 2021 | Atherton High School in Louisville discontinued its 'Rebels' nickname, marking a shift away from Confederate-associated school mascots. |
| 2021 | The United States Congress created The Naming Commission to rename military assets with names associated with the Confederacy, following nationwide protests over the murder of George Floyd. |
| 2021 | Edmund Kirby Smith's statue was removed from the National Statuary Hall Collection from Florida. |
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