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Confederate soldier   /kənfˈɛdərət sˈoʊldʒər/   Listen
Confederate soldier

noun
1.
A soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War.






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"Confederate soldier" Quotes from Famous Books



... we did a lot of things—knocked out bridges and railroads, and all that; our object was, you see, to destroy communication between Lee's army and Richmond. We even got into Richmond—we thought every Confederate soldier was with Lee at the front, and we had a scheme to free the prisoners in Libby, and perhaps capture Jefferson Davis—but we counted wrong. The defence was too strong, and our force too small; we had to skedaddle, or we'd have seen Libby in a way we didn't like. We found a negro who could pilot ...
— The Militants - Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fighters in the World • Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews

... here under your God-given bill of rights to right your wrongs through petitions to the legislators in whose hands you placed your liberties and your laws. And to show how non-partisan this meeting is, I nominate as chairman a distinguished Democrat and ex-Confederate soldier." ...
— The Heart Of The Hills • John Fox, Jr.

... figure is undecided, but might be called bunchy in places. He belongs to several clubs, including The Yonkers Pressing Club and The Park Hill Democratic Marching Club, and has always, like his father, who was a Confederate soldier, voted the Democratic ticket. He has had one wife and one child and still has them. In religion ...
— When Winter Comes to Main Street • Grant Martin Overton



Words linked to "Confederate soldier" :   confederate, bushwhacker, soldier, greyback, Reb, Johnny Reb, rebel, Johnny



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