After Lee's surrender at Appomattox , Grant had forbidden any demonstrations of rejoicing and sent following message to the Union soldier:
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The war is over, the Rebels are our countrymen again and the best sign of rejoicing after victory will be to abstain from all demonstrations in the field.
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Confederates, Rebels, Rebs, Johnny Rebs, Secessionists,
He killed them all and tried to completely get rid of them as he was a sworn enemy of catholics. this was shown when he took the new model army to irland and killed thousands of catholics as irland was catholic.
What did the English rebels actually do
the Spanish Civil war between the rebels and the republican government, 1936-1939
The Battle of Natural Bridge was where men as old as 70 and boys as young as 14 fought for the Confederacy against the Yankees who were trying to capture Tallahassee, the only southern capitol east of the Mississippi not to fall into Yankee hands. The rebels only had 3 dead and 22 wounded. The Yankees had 21 dead, 89 wounded, and 38 captured. Go rebels!:)
He refused to allow his men to celebrate, saying, "The rebels are our countrymen again."
He refused to allow his men to celebrate, saying, "The rebels are our countrymen again."
They were called "Rebels" because the Confederacy chose to rebel against the Union, and broke away from it.
the confederacy
Confederates, Rebels, Rebs, Johnny Rebs, Secessionists,
The Rebel States were the Southern states - which formed the Confederacy.
The nickname for the South during the U.S. civil was was: -The Rebels or -Johnny Rebel or -The confederacy The official South color was Grey. But they were low on supplies so the Southern soldiers really just wore anything that they had. The official name for the South during the U.S. Civil War was the C.S.A or Confederate States of America. : )
As a rebel against the government. (Apex)
Southern soldiers of the Confederacy were often called "rebels" as they were rebelling against the Union.
Yes. They were fighting for the rebel states - the Confederacy.
Yes. They were fighting for the rebel states - the Confederacy.
They did not recognise the Confederacy as a sovereign nation. They regarded it as a collection of states in rebellion against the US IMPROVEMENT .....and they called them "rebels" or "Johnny Reb" or "Goddamn secessionists"