Fort Lee is now named for Pvt. Fitz Lee. The new namesake was a Buffalo Soldier who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions ...

Adams, formerly Fort Lee, was in 2023 the first Army base to be named for Black Americans. Now, it'll be the first named for ...

Fitz Lee grew up in Dinwiddie County, received the Medal of Honor for bravery during wartime and died of health issues ...

He received the Medal of Honor while in the hospital and was honorably discharged from the Army several days later. Lee went to Leavenworth, Kansas, to live with other former Buffalo Soldiers, but ...

"We honor the legacy and tradition of the Buffalo Soldiers. We ride, we educate, and we serve," said Bazan. But the Buffalo Soldiers were simultaneously fighting two separate battles.

On July 5, 1899, a few days after receiving the Medal of Honor, Lee was medically discharged from the Army. Lee and his comrades would be the last Black soldiers to receive the Medal of Honor ...