Confederate soldier

Other forms: Confederate soldiers

Definitions of Confederate soldier
  1. noun
    a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
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    types:
    bushwhacker
    a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
    Johnny, Johnny Reb, Reb, Rebel, greyback
    `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
    type of:
    Confederate
    a supporter of the Confederate States of America
    soldier
    an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
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