Soldier in Dixie (3 letters)

{ Answer }

REB

{ Related Clues }

Confederate
"Johnny ___"
Johnny ___
Confederate soldier
C.S.A. man
C.S.A. soldier
C.S.A. stalwart
Fighter at Chancellorsville
Johnny of 1861
Onetime soldier
Soldier in gray
Union opposer
Yank's foe
Civil War word
Cold Harbor soldier
Definitely no Yankee fan

{ Tags }

civil, confederate, csa, fan, fighter, foe, gray, graycoat, jewish, johnny, lee, lees, no, reb, short, soldier, title, union, war, yankee, yanks

{ Notes }

The answer REB is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.

{ Definition }

REB as a noun:

1. (Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback) = `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms