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The U.S. Army has re-designated Virginia’s Fort A.P. Hill to Fort Walker — making it the first installation to be named solely after a woman. During a ceremony on Friday, officials renamed the base in honor of Dr. Mary E. Walker. Walker was known for treating wounded Union soldiers at field hospitals throughout the Civil…
The last military installation in Virginia named after a Confederate soldier has been officially renamed from Fort A.P. Hill to Fort Walker in honor of Doctor Mary E. Walker.
Walker was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Andrew Johnson after the Civil War for her service.
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The Army on Friday renamed Fort A.P. Hill, a training outpost near the nation’s capital, as Fort Walker to honor the service’s first woman surgeon and Medal of Honor recipient from the Civil War.
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