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A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War. Carroll, Dillon J., "'The God Who Shielded Me Before, Yet Watches Over Us All': Confederate Soldiers, Mental Illness, and Religion," Civil War History, 61 (Sept. 2015), 252–80. Faust, Drew Gilpin.
God save the South, God save the South, Dry the dim eyes that now follow our path. Still let the light feet rove safe through the orange grove, Still keep the land we love safe from Thy wrath. Still keep the land we love safe from Thy wrath. God save the South, God save the South, Her altars and firesides, God save the South!
Portrait of a Confederate Army infantryman (1861–1865) Johnny Reb is the national personification of the common soldier of the Confederacy.During the American Civil War and afterwards, Johnny Reb and his Union counterpart Billy Yank were used in speech and literature to symbolize the common soldiers who fought in the Civil War in the 1860s. [1]
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The origin of the cry is uncertain. One theory is that the rebel yell was born of a multi-ethnic mix. In his book The Rebel Yell: A Cultural History, Craig A. Warren puts forward various hypotheses on the origins of the rebel yell: Native American, Celt, Black or sub-Saharan, Semitic, Arab or Moorish, or an inter-ethnic mix.
The Confederate States Army (CSA), also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to support the rebellion of the Southern states and uphold and expand the institution of slavery. [3]
Unidentified Civil War veteran in United Confederate Veterans uniform with Southern Cross of Honor medal. From the Library of Congress Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs The United Confederate Veterans ( UCV , or simply Confederate Veterans ) was an American Civil War veterans' organization headquartered in New Orleans ...