They were the north.
The North were referred to as the Union troops and the South was called the Confederates. Their nicknames were the North Yankees and the South Rebels.
One side was known as the North or the Federal Union or the Yankees. The other was known as the South or the Confederate States or the Rebs and consisted of the states that had seceded from the union of the United States.
In the civil war, the North was called the Union.
AnswerBilly Yank Bluebelly
The Union Army. wasn't it the Union Arny?
the north. they fought against the confederacy
Union, nicknamed yankees.
It was the North in the Civil War. The North's nicknames were the Yanks(Yankees) and the South's were the Rebels.
The Yankees invaded the South.
North, South, Yankees, and Rebels.
The New York Yankees are located in the northern United States. They are based in New York City, which is in the northeastern region of the country.
The North were referred to as the Union troops and the South was called the Confederates. Their nicknames were the North Yankees and the South Rebels.
The Union, North: Yanks, Yankees, Blue BelliesThe Confederacy, South: Rebels, Rebs, Johnny Rebs, Sesh, Secessionists, Gray Backs
The people from/in the North can be referred to as Northerners or more often, Unionists. The Southerners, however, preferred to call them Yankees.
North~union~rich boys south~ confederate ========= Supporters of the North called themselves the Union and they called the South Rebels. Supporters of the South called themselves the Confederacy and they called the North Yankees. As a name for the generic individual soldier (something like G. I. Joe of the 20th Century) a soldier of the North is sometimes referred to as Billy Yank and one from the South as Johnny Reb.
North~union~rich boys south~ confederate ========= Supporters of the North called themselves the Union and they called the South Rebels. Supporters of the South called themselves the Confederacy and they called the North Yankees. As a name for the generic individual soldier (something like G. I. Joe of the 20th Century) a soldier of the North is sometimes referred to as Billy Yank and one from the South as Johnny Reb.
The north, the Union or Yankees aka Billy yank and the South, the Rebels aka Johnny Reb