I miss get togethers with family and friends like this delightful 2019 Thanksgiving brunch at Fort Belvoir, VA.
Interestingly, in 1935 at the request of a Virginia congressman, the name of the base was changed from Fort Humphreys, named for a Union Civil War general, to Fort Belvoir, to honor the owners of the Belvoir Plantation that once occupied the site.
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That looks like a nice gathering, and some good food!
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The food was fantastic. The views of the Potomac matched. If I had known the Army cooked like that signing up would have been tempting. 😋 Given the current debate over renaming bases, I think it is very interesting that this base was named for a Union general but at the request of a Virginia congressman the name was changed to the name of the plantation that had previously occupied the site.
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That is interesting that the base was renamed – maybe a little safer to name it after a place as opposed to a person…
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The previous renaming is a kick in the pants. There was no uproar when the base name was switched from a Union general to a plantation. Now, it would be an assault on history and heritage to remove the name of a traitor Confederate general and replace it with the name of someone who actually fought for our country and has a record we can all be proud of.
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How true…
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Not to worry. I’m a history but and have lived in Virginia for several years.
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I’ve been to Ft Belvoir many times and am guessing you had Thanksgiving dinner at the Officer’s Club. Belvoir was the next plantation down from George Washington’s Mt Vernon. The owners were relatives of Lord Fairfax and returned to England as loyalists at the start of the American revolution. Sally Fairfax was the wife of the owner at the time and very much admired by George Washington. After they left for England, he bought some of her decorative pillows when the plantation furnishings were sold at auction. Apparently she was instrumental in helping him become more of a gentleman after he inherited Mount Vernon from his half brother Lawrence. The ruins are still on the post and occasionally, the post will do an archeological dig there.
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Yes, the brunch was at the officers club thanks to my nephew who had just returned from his deployment to Okinawa with the Marines. Thanks for sharing the interesting history about the site. Fort Belvoir has a stunning location on the Potomac. It is coincidental I guess that the views are so beautiful (belle voir) and the plantation was owned by a family named Belvoir.
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It was the Fairfax family who lived at Belvoir Manor. I think that you are correct that the plantation name came from the beautiful view. I think that Fairfax County where the first and plantation are located us named after the family.
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My mistake. Thanks for the correction.
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