War of the Rebellion
Americannoun
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The preface of the index volume of the Official Army Records of the War of the Rebellion in 1882, for example, notes a constant problem with wartime memories.
From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2015
I've heard the Civil War called the "War of the Rebellion."
From Time Magazine Archive
Or the War between the States, as Southerners say; or the War of the Rebellion, which is the official and rather foolish and unjust name in our records?
From Time Magazine Archive
The savants had nothing to say about the War of the Rebellion, but they did discuss: Abbot's Weather.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before the War of the Rebellion, Niagara was a favorite resort of that winged scavenger, the crow, and, at times, they were very numerous.
From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by Holley, George W.
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