These ships were called blockade runners
Confederate uniforms, gray wool uniforms
They called the Confederate soldiers the Rebels or "Rebs"
In 1860 and 1861, eleven states formed a separate nation called the Confederate States of America. This is a forerunner to the Civil War in which the Confederate States of America fought against the Union of States.
Army of Northern Virginia
These ships were called blockade runners
Blockade Runners :)
Confederate uniforms, gray wool uniforms
Confederate States of America
Confederate soldiers were called rebel, greyback (because of the color of their uniform), Johnny Reb, Johnny, or just plain reb. Confederate guerrillas were called bushwhackers.
The Union Ironclad Ship that was built to compete with the Confederate Ironclad was called the U.S.S. Monitor and the Confederate Ironclad was called the Merrimack (more accurately, the CSS Virginia).
The Confederate army that fought at the First Battle of Bull Run was called the Confederate Army of the Potomac. Later it was renamed to the Army of Northern Virginia.
The Rebels.
The Merrimack
They didn't "secede to" anything, but to form a new government called the Confederate States.
They called the Confederate soldiers the Rebels or "Rebs"
The US Department of Defense was originally called the US War Department.