Confederate War

American  

noun

Chiefly South Atlantic States.

1. the American Civil War.

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Example Sentences

As historian David Blight documents, Black Charlestonians organized a burial of Union prisoners of war who had died in a Confederate war prison.

From Salon

It has expanded into a line of items, such as shadow boxes with tape tied around a Confederate war bond, as well as inches of fabric encased in acrylic paperweights and pieces bottled in jewelry, including earrings, cuff links and pendants.

From Washington Post

For 108 years, a massive bronze statue hailing the glory of the South has stood sentry over Confederate war dead buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

From Washington Post

Mr. Woodworth wrote that Polk consistently undermined the Confederate war effort but that “his special relationship with the president made the bishop-general untouchable.”

From New York Times

Lincoln knew that much of the Confederate war effort was supported by enslaved labor, and depriving the states in rebellion of that resource would weaken them.

From Washington Times