Confederate troops
Gray-clad Civil War fighters
Confederate troops were soldiers who fought for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
The Confederacy comprised eleven Southern states that seceded from the United States, primarily to preserve slavery.
Confederate troops are also called Confederates or Rebels: Confederate troops held the high ground at Gettysburg.
His great-great-grandfather served with Confederate troops in Virginia.
- Battle of GettysburgCivil War's bloodiest engagement
- battle flagMilitary unit's identifying standard
- Jefferson DavisConfederacy's only president
- gray uniformsSouthern military clothing
- Antietam1862 Maryland engagement
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