gray coats
Rebel army uniforms
Gray coats refers to Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, named for their uniform color in contrast to the Union's blue.
The term appears in historical accounts and period literature: The gray coats advanced across the field.
Less commonly, it describes any group identified by gray uniforms or jackets.
- ConfederateSecessionist state supporter
- Johnny RebConfederate enlisted man
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- uniformsStandardized institutional clothing
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
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American Civil War allegiance
gray coatsUnion soldiers
Northern army in 1860s
Yankees · Union Army · Union troops · boys in blue · Federal troops
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