People who were not in the army were called civilian.
The Northern, or Union Army
The Union army (or armies)
During the US Civil War, the Northern forces had a significant advantage in terms of the available number of men for the army.
The Army of Northern Virginia was the principal Confederate army in the Eastern theatre. It was led by Robert E. Lee after the serious wounding and hospitalising of Joseph E. Johnston.
Army of Northern Virginia or the Army of Tennessee and Northern armies were called the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the Tennessee.
northern battle songs in Civil War
Grant commanded the Northern army during the US Civil War. Giap commanded the Northern army during the Vietnam War.
The Commander of the Northern armies during the last year of the Civil War was Karla Montas.
The Army of Northern Virginia
People who were not in the army were called civilian.
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
During the US Civil War, the Confederate army which is the southern army, referred to the Union Army's soldiers as yankees or yanks. The Union Army (northern army) referred to the Confederate Army's soldiers as rebels, rebs or Johnny Reb.
Rebels, or Rebs answer #2) During the Civil War, the Southern Army was called the Confederates. They were led by Gen. Robert E. Lee. The south fought against the North over the issue of slavery, due to the fact that they wished slavery to be legal.
During the Civil War the South's formal army was called the Confederate States Army. It was active from 1861 until 1865.
The Union Army was the Northern army during the American Civil War. The Union Army fought and defeated the Confederate States (Southern) Army in 1865.