US Civil War

What is the Nickname of the Union?

There nickname was the Yankees.

What is the nickname of the south Australian rugby union team?

The South Australian Rugby Union team have the nickname the "Black Falcons"

What was the nickname the us gave to to the Soviet Union?

During WWII the US gave the nickname "The Red Tide" to the Soviet Union.

What is the nickname of the flag of United Kingdom?

The Union Jack is the nickname of the UK flag.

What is the nickname of United Kingdom Flag?

It's common nickname is the 'Union Jack'.

What is the nickname of the British flag?

The Union Jack - properly known as the Union Flag.

What was the Union Armys Nickname?

The yankees. The yankees.

What is Illinois state nickname and motto?

Nickname: The Prairie State Motto: "State sovereignty, national union"

What is the Irish national rugby team nickname?

Strangely enough the Irish Rugby Union tean do not have a nickname.

What is the nickname of the IWW union members?

The "Wobblies" (; Your welcome!

What is the name of the union soldiers for Gettysburg battle?

The general nickname for Union soldiers was Billy Yank.

What is the common term for a union soldier?

The rude nickname was Bluebelly

What was the nickname for the Soviet Union?

USSR for there ciitzens and CCCP for Americans

What was the nickname for the northern Confederate Army?

'the union' and the southern was 'the rebels'

What is the nickname for the British flag?

The nickname for the British flag is the Union Jack. Although it is only correctly known as this when flown on a ship.

Which Union general had the nickname of Unconditional Surrender?

Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant had the nickname of Unconditional Surrender. He was given this nickname as he requested the South to surrender unconditionally and immediately.

What is the nickname union soldiers gave to the city of Vicksburg?

The Gibraltar of the Confederacy.

What nickname was given to Union soldiers?

* Yankees * Blue Bellies * Federalists

What was a nickname for the north during the civil war?

The Union. The Federals. The Yankees.

What is is the nickname of the flag of United Kingdom?

Is is sometimes referred to as the "Union Jack".

What was the humorous nickname of the USS Monitor?

The USS Monitor was a Union warship of radical design. Its detractors gave it the nickname of the "cheesebox on a raft".

What was billy yank?

Billy Yank was the nickname of the Union solider in the civil war.

What does Colorado's nickname mean?

It is the Centennial State for having joined the Union in 1876.

What is Australia national rugby union team name?

The Offcial Name is the Australian National Rugby Union Team, their nickname is the Wallabies.

What is nickname of the flag of UK?

The real name of the Flag of the UK is called the Union Jack.

How was the union army performing before the battle of Gettysburg?

up till Gettysburg, the Union had lost most battles, lest the nickname "the turning point".

How did you figure out Nevada nicknames?

they got the nickname battle born because they were entered in the union in 1864.

Which rugby team have the nickname quins?

The "Harlequins Rugby Club", a premiership rugby union team based at Twickenham Stoop in Hampstead, have been giving the nickname "quins" by their fans.

What is the meaning for alaskas nickname the last frontier?

the last frontier is the states motto and this is their nickname because it was one of the last states to be brought into the US union and last of the gold rush states

Who earned the nickname unconditional surrender and how did he earn it?

Unconditional Surrender was a nickname of U.S. Grant of the Union Army. It was in part because of his initials and partly because of his reluctance to accept terms of surrender from the South.

This union general earned his nickname by being a stubborn negotiator?

Union General Ulysses S. Grant earned his nick name by being a stubborn negotiator. His nick name was Unconditional Surrender.

What is the nickname of the welsh rugby union team?

The Welsh national Rugby Union team are The Red Dragons. It's possible to confuse them with the Welsh national Rugby League team who are known as The Dragons.

Who was the general for the north with a nickname?

There were many generals of the Union to whom it was given a nickname. Hereunder some examples: Grant was nick named "Unconditional Surrender" Hooker was nicknamed "Fighting Joe" Rosencrans was nicknamed "Old Rose"

What is the name of northern soilders during the civil war?

I assume you mean nickname? Union= Billy Yank Confederate= Johnny Reb

What are the initials of the union general whose nickname was unconditional surrender?

U.S. Grant, Ulysses S. Grant. U.S. = Unconditional Surrender

What are facts about Wyoming?

The capital of Wyoming is Cheyenne. Wyoming was admitted to the Union as a state on July 10, 1890. Wyoming's nickname is "Equality State."

Who got his nickname at the battle of manses?

Thomas J. Jackson. He was nicknamed "Stonewall" after his troops refused to budge under withering Union attacks.

How did Colorado get its nickname and why?

On August 2, 1876, 28 days after the Centennial of the United States, US President Ulysses S Grant signed a proclamation admitting the State of Colorado to the Union as the 38th State and earning it the nickname - Centennial State.

What are the Mount Union College colors?

Mount Union College is located in Alliance, Ohio and best known as a 4-year private, liberal arts college. Their school colors are purple and white, and their nickname is the Purple Raiders.

What were Slaves who crossed union lines during the civil war called?

The nickname for them was contraband. This came out of a little argument between a union officer and a confederate officer. The confederate officer wanted the slaves who were with the union forces and to protect them the union officer told the confederate that they were "contraband." Contraband in war is not returned, so in calling them that the union officer was using military rules to protect them. It was not meant as an insult.

Who earned the nickname of Unconditional Surrender and how did they get it?

U.S. Grant and he earned by leading the Union general in the American Civil War. thats not true he got the title because in a fight a never surrendered, not just because he was a general for the Union army

How did the old time baseball star Joe Jackson get the nickname 'Shoeless Joe'?

He played multiple games with no shoes. He is from Union City, Michigan.

Who won the civil war battle in fort donelson?

The Union army under U.S. Grant. This was the battle where he demanded 'Unconditional Surrender', which became his nickname.

What is Alaskas state nickname?

Alaska has no official nickname although, when it joined the union in 1959 a number of suggestions were made. Alaska is more commonly (but unofficially) known as The Last Frontier, or The Land of the Midnight Sun. Alaska license plates display North to the Future.

What nickname did Union General George B McClellan use when speaking about Robert E. Lee?

At various times, Union General George B. McClellan used the nickname of Bobbie Lee when speaking about Robert E. Lee.As an aside, many people used the term "little Mac" when speaking about George B. McClellan. Also, he was sometimes referred to as the "young Napoleon".

Nickname given to rail lines by Union troops?

The name used for the twisted rails left behind during Sherman's March to the Sea was Sherman's neckties.

Why is Russia's nickname the Soviet Union?

It is not. In 1917, Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party took over Russia and changed it into a communist nation. That nation became the Soviet Union, a group of communist states combined into one country. In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed and broke up into fifteen countries, including Russia.

What is Andromeda's nickname?

Nickname? Why should she have a nickname?

What is the state nickname of Alaska?

The Last Frontier. Alaska has no official nickname although, when it joined the union in 1959 a number of suggestions were made. Alaska is more commonly (but unofficially) known as The Last Frontier, or The Land of the Midnight Sun. Alaska licence plates display North to the Future.

What was Georgia O'Keeffe's nickname?

No nickname. No nickname is known.

Battle of ft donelson?

First significant Union victory of the war, where U.S. Grant became famous overnight by successfully demanding 'Unconditonal Surrender', which then became his nickname.