- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Fort Eisenhower
- Creator:
- Dunn, Mark
- Date of Original:
- 2005-06-10
- Subject:
- Fortification--Georgia--Fort Gordon
US Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon
United States. Army--Headquarters - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Fort Gordon, 33.42097, -82.16206
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Fort Eisenhower, Georgia. Fort Eisenhower, located southwest of Augusta, trains more military personnel than any other training center of the U.S. Army. The installation's multifaceted mission encompasses force integration and mobilization in times of national need. Fort Eisenhower was originally called Camp Gordon in honor of John B. Gordon, who was a major general in the Confederate army, a Georgia governor, a U.S. senator, and a businessman. On March 21, 1956, the base was renamed Fort Gordon.
GSE identifier: SS8H9 - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/fort-eisenhower/
- Language:
- eng
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- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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