Maya Temples: Like many Maya buildings, Maya temples were built of stone, with platforms on the top where wooden and thatch structures could be built. Temples tended to be pyramids, with steep stone steps leading to the top, where important ceremonies and sacrifices took place.
role in. P.G.T. Braxton Bragg, (born March 22, 1817, Warrenton, N.C., U.S.âdied Sept. 27, 1876, Galveston, Texas), Confederate officer in the U.S. Civil War (1861â65) whose successes in the West were dissipated when he failed to follow up on them.
Fort Hood, which lies between Austin and Dallas in Texas, is named after Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood. Fort Bragg, about 55 miles south of Raleigh in eastern North Carolina, is named after Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. Fort Benning, near Columbus, Georgia, is named after Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning, who was a Confederate army officer during the Civil War. Fort Gordon, in Augusta, Georgia, is named after John Brown Gordon, a Confederate lieutenant. Gordon was also a governor in Georgia and a U.S. senator. Fort Lee in Virginia is named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. It is about 30 miles south of Richmond, which was the capital of the Confederacy.