Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's dialect or language.... term for any Confederate soldier, or the Confederate Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was a military organization whose primary mission was to provide the necessary forces and capabilities to support the National Security and defense of the Confederate States of America during its brief existence from 1861 to 1865.... as a whole, during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States.... .
A national personification is an anthropomorphism of a nation; it can appear in both editorial cartoons and propaganda.Some early personifications in the Western world tended to be national manifestations of the majestic wisdom and war goddess Minerva/Athena, and often took the Latin name of the ancient Roman province.... of the Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America formed as the government set up from 1861 to 1865 by eleven Southern United States U.S. state of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S.... . Because the country only existed for a few years, Johnny Reb—as well as his Unionist
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the Federal government of the United States of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three states which were not part of the secession attempt by the 11 states that formed the Confederate States of America.... counterpart Billy Yank
Billy Yank
Billy Yank is the personification of the Northern United States of the United States, or less generally, the Union during the American Civil War.... —has never been as formalized and well-known as Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam is a national personification of the United States , and sometimes more specifically of the American government, with the first usage of the term dating from the War of 1812 and the first illustration dating from 1852.... who represented the USA as a whole.
In newer times, the term seems to be occasionally used for freedom fighters
Freedom Fighters
A freedom fighter in politics.Freedom Fighter may also refer to:*High Times Freedom Fighters, a marijuana legalization group created by High Times magazine... in lyrics and movies.
USS John C. Stennis is the seventh Nimitz class aircraft carrier Nuclear reactor supercarrier in the United States Navy, named for John C. Stennis of Mississippi.... is nicknamed Johnny Reb as a homage to Senator Stennis
John C. Stennis
John Cornelius Stennis was a United States Senate from the state of Mississippi. He was a United States Democratic Party who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its Dean of the United States Senate by his retirement.... , whose home state was Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi .... .
Johnny Horton was an United States country music singer who was most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs" which launched the "historical ballad" craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s.... had a hit song entitled "Johnny Reb".
