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Yankee refered to the Union (Northen) Troops and people. It was meant as a slur and a bad term, and was used by the Confederates.
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What are civil war words that start with y?
Yankee
What were northern civil war veterans called?
Yanks. Yankee Doodle.
What war did the Yankees fight in?
Yankee is a term given to people who fought for the North during the civil war.
What did the Yankee's do during the civil war?
idk i'm looking for the answer to that for a stupid project in U.S. History. i hate it
What time did a Yankee soldier in the Civil War usually wake up in the morning?
about 3 '0clock in the morning
Was there a US Civil War vessel named USS Damn Yankee?
There is no US Civil War vessel named Damn Yankee. There is a musical named Damn Yankee. During the Civil War this term was meant in a derogatory fashion against northerners.
What starts with a Y that has to do with the civil war?
Yankee
Who is the Yankee general of civil war?
Sherman
What does the civil war term Yankee mean?
it is given to a northern side personnew yorkers are also called Yankees
What is the nickname for the southern soilders in the civil war?
Yankee
What does it mean to be half - Yankee?
Most likely the speaker was referring to half-northerner. Yankee is a term sometimes used to describe citizens from states that were in the Union during the civil war.
What was the andersonsville?
A horrible Yankee prison during the Civil War.
What are civil war words that start with y?
Yankee
What were northern civil war veterans called?
Yanks. Yankee Doodle.
Where was the campground at Shiloh the civil war?
the Yankee camp was on the tenneessee river
Nickname of a northeren soldier during the civil war?
Yankee or Bluebelly.
What name was given to the Yankee supporters of the South in the American Civil War?
A Northerner who sympathized with the South in the Civil War was known as a Copperhead.
