noun
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War
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- `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
noun
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
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noun
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
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verb
take part in a rebellion
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- renounce a former allegiance
verb
break with established customs
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