Johnny Rebel
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- This page is about the slang term for Confederate soldiers. For other uses, see Johnny Rebel (disambiguation).
Johnny Rebel or Johnny Reb was the slang term for any Confederate soldier, or the Confederate army as a whole, during the American Civil War. In the Southern United States today, the name is occasionally used for romanticized freedom fighters in lyrics and movies. Johnny Reb's Union counterpart is Billy Yank.
[edit] Sources/Referances
[1] Toy line with titles of Billy Reb and Johnny Rebel
Gods and Generals (film) Non-Article references in the movie (Rebel and Yankee call each other by the appropriate nickname.
[2] Definition of 'Billy Yank'
