Johnny Rebel
Encyclopedia
Johnny Reb or Johnny Rebel is the national personification
of the Southern states
of the United States
. The latter part of his name is derived from Rebellion
. Patriots used Johnny Reb and his Union
counterpart Billy Yank
to symbolize the lost souls in the American Civil War
of the 1860s.
Johnny Reb is usually pictured in gray wool uniform that included the confederate flag.
National personification
A national personification is an anthropomorphization of a nation or its people; it can appear in both editorial cartoons and propaganda.Some early personifications in the Western world tended to be national manifestations of the majestic wisdom and war goddess Minerva/Athena, and often took the...
of the Southern states
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
of the United States
. The latter part of his name is derived from Rebellion
Rebellion
Rebellion, uprising or insurrection, is a refusal of obedience or order. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behaviors aimed at destroying or replacing an established authority such as a government or a head of state...
. Patriots used Johnny Reb and his Union
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the...
counterpart Billy Yank
Billy Yank
Billy Yank is the personification of the Northern states of the United States, or less generally, the Union during the American Civil War. The latter part of his name is derived from yankee, a slang term for New Englanders...
to symbolize the lost souls in the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
of the 1860s.
Johnny Reb is usually pictured in gray wool uniform that included the confederate flag.