graycoat
Southern Civil War fighter
A graycoat is a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War, named for the gray uniforms worn by Southern troops.
The term contrasts with bluecoat, referring to Union soldiers.
The graycoats held the ridge until nightfall.
The word appears mainly in historical fiction and Civil War narratives.
Authority defier
- SouthernOf the region below
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- soldierArmed forces member
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
Dixie · infantry · cavalry · butternut · Johnny Reb · Confederate Army · musket · regiment
Bushy-tailed tree rodent
- furAnimal body hair
- rodentGnawing mammal order
- bushy tailDense-furred rear appendage
- woodlandForested land area
acorn · nest · tree-dwelling · foraging · pelage · mammal · urban wildlife · nutcracker
rebel
Authority defier
secession · Dixie · infantry · cavalry · butternut · Johnny Reb · Confederate Army · musket · regiment · artillery
squirrel
Bushy-tailed tree rodent
- furAnimal body hair
- rodentGnawing mammal order
- bushy tailDense-furred rear appendage
woodland · acorn · nest · tree-dwelling · foraging · pelage · mammal · urban wildlife · nutcracker · climbing