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When the USA split in two, the southern half was called The Confederate States of America, and the northern half was called The United States of America. It was also called the Union during the War.

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Some of the names applied to the Southern soldier: Seesesh, Secessionist, Reb, Rebel, Johnny, and Johnny Reb. These names were also used to denote the Confederate Armies, the Confederacy or any state that was a part of the Confederacy.

The name for the states in rebellion was The Confederate States of America.

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During the US Civil War eleven former US States became States in the Confederacy. The States were:

1. Virginia

2. North Carolina

3. South Carolina

4. Georgia

5. Florida

6. Texas

7. Alabama

8. Mississippi

9. Tennessee

10. Arkansas

11. Louisiana

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Officially the North was the United States or the United States of America. That these states had combined to form a "union" when the US Constitution was ratified, stuck for awhile. Then after the war, that term faded away.

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The south called itself the rebels or the confederacy.

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The South were called the Confederacy while the Northerners were called the Union.

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They were called the confederate army or rebels

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The Confederate States of America

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The Confederate States of America

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Union

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