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Northerners were Billy Yanks; Southerners were Johnny Rebs.

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Q: What were the nicknames of civil war soldiers on both sides?
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Why were the Confederate soldiers called butternuts?

During the American Civil War, soldiers on both sides of the conflict earned (or suffered from) nicknames of various kinds. Because of the "butternut" color of their uniforms, Confederate soldiers could be called "Butternuts," in addition to many other nicknames heard during the war and beyond.


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How did both sides feel after the first battle of the civil war?

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