Famous military students and instructors at Fort Leavenworth

Fort Leavenworth, and its associated educational institutions through the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College welcomed several well-known U.S. military history greats.

A statue of Ulysses S. Grant towers over the north end of Grant Avenue, Fort Leavenworth's main road into post. Ulysses Grant commanded the U.S. Army during the American Civil War. He later served as 18th President. Fort Leavenworth also boasts a "Grant Hall," now a part of the buildings that make up the headquarters to the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. 

Another name seen on Fort Leavenworth is Dwight D. Eisenhower, General of the Army and later 34th President of the United States. He attended military officer educational training on Fort Leavenworth. Eisenhower has one of Fort Leavenworth's three elementary schools named after him. Others are named for General Douglas MacArthur and General Omar Bradley - all gained the rare opportunity to earn a fifth star as General of the Army following World War II in the United States. Eisenhower Hall, adjacent to the Combined Arms Research Library on post, is a modern facility housing educational programs for military officers.

General Colin Powell made his mark on Fort Leavenworth in a unique way. While at Fort Leavenworth, he noticed the only monuments to the 9th and 10th Cavalry - the first African American units to serve the U.S. Army following the Civil War - were side streets in the National Cemetery. Supported by a group of community members, the post began a new memorial program to honor African American military members. The Buffalo Soldier Monument, featuring a cavalry rider jumping over a waterfall, was dedicated in 1992. Following this initial monument, a "Circle of Firsts" followed with busts of Henry O. Flipper, first African American to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and the Triple Nickels All-black airborne unit during World War II and many others. In 2018, Fort Leavenworth added a new monument in honor of the  6888th Central Postal Battalion.