It was the North in the Civil War. The North's nicknames were the Yanks(Yankees) and the South's were the Rebels.
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.
Michael Kittredge
Yankee or Yank is English slang for a person from New England, US or from North America. Essentially a person from the US - an American
South to north
Billy Yank was a personification of the Yankee (Northern) soldier. Johnny Reb personified the South.
It was the North in the Civil War. The North's nicknames were the Yanks(Yankees) and the South's were the Rebels.
The " Rock of Chickamauga" was a Yankee.
Billy Joel Live at Yankee Stadium - 1990 V is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G (DVD rating)
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North America.
The Confederates had numerous nicknames for the Union soldiers but the most popular ones were Yankee (often shortened to Yank) or Billy Yank. (The north in turn called them Johnny Reb.)
Cary Guffey(episode 1), John Stockwell, and Parker Stevenson
North America.
Yes. He does show up every now and then.
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.