The 6th Alabama regiment was comprised primarily of mountain men most of which had racoon skin hats. The hats with their rough looking appearance earned them the nickname raccoon roughs
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 Union soldiers in the Civil War were sometimes called "yankees" or "yanks." The Confederate soldiers were sometimes called "rebels" or "rebs."
They were called "rebels", "rebs", "Johnny Reb" and "damn' secess' "
During the Civil War, Union soldiers wore blue uniforms and were thus Blue Bellies by the Confederate soldiers.
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.
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.
The Union soldiers in the Civil War were sometimes called "yankees" or "yanks." The Confederate soldiers were sometimes called "rebels" or "rebs."
Galvanized Yankees
The Confederates called themselves "Confederates" or Confederate Soldiers". The Union slang for them was "Johnny Reb"
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.
It was the nickname "Johnny Rebel or Johnny Reb" with which all Confederate soldiers were called by the Union soldiers. "Johnny Rebel" was also the title of a Confederate Anthem.
They were called "rebels", "rebs", "Johnny Reb" and "damn' secess' "
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.