Soldiers for the North (Union) were called "yanks" or more derisively "blue-bellies."
Nicknames for Union soldiers include Yankees and Bluebellies.
Confederate states and the union states The northern soldiers were simply called the Union (which was also the name describing the northern states), while the southern soldiers were called Confederates (after the name that described the states that broken away in 1861, the Confederate States of America.) EDIT: The soldiers of the North were known as the Yankees. They were often referred to as "Billy Yanks" by their enemies from the South. The soldiers of the South were known as the Rebels. "Johnny Rebs" became their nickname by the Union armies of the North.
Yanks, Blue Bellies,
Union uniforms were a dark blue.
Soldiers for the North (Union) were called "yanks" or more derisively "blue-bellies."
Nicknames for Union soldiers include Yankees and Bluebellies.
Confederate states and the union states The northern soldiers were simply called the Union (which was also the name describing the northern states), while the southern soldiers were called Confederates (after the name that described the states that broken away in 1861, the Confederate States of America.) EDIT: The soldiers of the North were known as the Yankees. They were often referred to as "Billy Yanks" by their enemies from the South. The soldiers of the South were known as the Rebels. "Johnny Rebs" became their nickname by the Union armies of the North.
Yanks, Blue Bellies,
Union uniforms were a dark blue.
The Union wore blue.
Union soldiers are identified by their blue uniforms with distinctive brass buttons, wearing the famous Union Army kepi hats. They also carry rifles and may have a Union flag in their vicinity.
They are called swifts and blue bellies
The Yankees
The Union soldiers in the North were called "Blue Jackets" and Ohio has a rich American Civil War history.
The Northern military was known as the Union Army and the Federal forces. Confederates referred to them as Yankees and Blue Bellies.
The North, or Union as they were also called, were called Blue Bellies by the South