Nicknames for Union soldiers include Yankees and Bluebellies.
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Union soldiers were nicknamed Yanks, Yankees or Bluebellies; Confederates were nicknamed Rebs, Rebels, Confederates
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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.
There nickname was the Yankees.
80 union soldiers
Yes there were. Although the Union outnumbered the Confederate soldiers...
the union soldiers carried around many things :)