Fort Eisenhower, Georgia, is the home of the United States Army Signal Center and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center. It lies 15 miles (24 kilometers) southwest of Augusta and covers about 56,000 acres (23,000 hectares). It was founded in 1941 as Camp Gordon, an infantry training center named for Lieutenant General John B. Gordon, a Confederate Army officer and former governor of Georgia. The Signal Corps Training Center was established at the post in 1948. Camp Gordon was renamed Fort Gordon in 1956.
In 2023, the fort’s name was changed to Fort Eisenhower. The change came as part of an effort by the U.S. Department of Defense to rename bases that had been named for Confederate military leaders. The fort’s new name honors Dwight D. Eisenhower, a U.S. Army general and the 34th president of the United States.
