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1. n. ‘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 Source: wordnet

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confederate soldiers johnny american applied civil derived federal grey greyback nickname their uniforms war

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