During the Civil War, Union soldiers wore blue uniforms and were thus Blue Bellies by the Confederate soldiers.
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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.