The Union soldiers in the Civil War were sometimes called "yankees" or "yanks." The Confederate soldiers were sometimes called "rebels" or "rebs."
The confederates were known as rebels in the war and were often referred to with the nickname "Johnny Reb". Alternatively, the Union soldiers were nicknamed "Yankees", "Yanks", "Billy Yank" and sometimes, "Butternuts" due to the coloration of their uniforms.
They called the Confederate soldiers the Rebels or "Rebs"
Rebels, Johnny, Johnny reb, reb and greyback were some names given the Confederate soldiers by the Union troops.
Yes there were. Although the Union outnumbered the Confederate soldiers...
The Union soldiers in the Civil War were sometimes called "yankees" or "yanks." The Confederate soldiers were sometimes called "rebels" or "rebs."
The confederates were known as rebels in the war and were often referred to with the nickname "Johnny Reb". Alternatively, the Union soldiers were nicknamed "Yankees", "Yanks", "Billy Yank" and sometimes, "Butternuts" due to the coloration of their uniforms.
They called the Confederate soldiers the Rebels or "Rebs"
Rebels, Johnny, Johnny reb, reb and greyback were some names given the Confederate soldiers by the Union troops.
The members of the Confederate military were often referred to as "rebels" or "Johnny Reb". Conversely, Union soldiers were called the "Yanks" or "Yankees". Yankees was a nickname that stuck with the USA, especially in WW 1.
Johny apple seed
The Union soldiers normally just referred to them rebels. As the Confederates called the union soldiers Yankees. They were also called rebs and yanks. Confederate soldiers were also called greyback (because of the color of their uniform), Johnny Reb, Johnny, or just plain Reb. Confederate guerrillas were called bushwhackers.
Galvanized Yankees
The Confederates called themselves "Confederates" or Confederate Soldiers". The Union slang for them was "Johnny Reb"
Yes there were. Although the Union outnumbered the Confederate soldiers...
Union slodiers - Yanks or Yankees . bushwhacker - a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War Confederate - a supporter of the Confederate States of America greyback, Johnny, Johnny Reb, Reb, Rebel - `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
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.