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Meanings of Johnny Reb in English

Portuguese
johnny rebel

`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.

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Usage of Johnny Reb in English
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You are the measly Johnny Reb I brought in day before yesterday.
My Lady of the North
2
Do you know whar you are an' what's around you, Johnny Reb?
The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve
3
I'm a good Johnny Reb myself, though I keep off the fightin' lines.
The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High Tide
4
It was too much for Mr. Johnny Reb's nerves.
Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons
5
You're a white man, through and through, Johnny Reb.
The Sword of Antietam: A Story of the Nation's Crisis
6
But the sentinel, catching sight of his uniform, and exclaiming: "A Johnny Reb!"
The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve
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Then he went to the stables to have Johnny Reb saddled and started away, riding slowly.
The Tyranny of Weakness
8
I'm suppose to apologize for killin' Johnny Reb?
The hateful eight
9
My society is elevating to any Johnny Reb.
The Shades of the Wilderness: A Story of Lee's Great Stand
10
But why do you call me Johnny Reb?
The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve
11
This is old Rube, nigh onto ten, mighty strong, but as balky as a Johnny Reb hisself.
The Shades of the Wilderness: A Story of Lee's Great Stand
12
Got a Johnny Reb for our breakfast?
Tom of the Raiders
13
Wuz you expectin', Johnny Reb, to ride right into the Yankee pickets with that Confedrit uniform on?
The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve
14
We heard a Yankee call, "O, Johnny , Johnny Reb!"
"Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment / Or, A Side ...
15
No, sir; all these doors was standin' wide open, and this Johnny Reb was prowlin' 'round in here.
Love under Fire
16
Now, where are you, Johnny Reb?
"Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment / Or, A Side ...
Translations for Johnny Reb
Portuguese
johnny rebel