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title: "Why were Confederate soldiers called \"Rebels\"?"  
description: "Why were Confederate soldiers called \"Rebels\"?"  
author: "Ward ryan"  
published: 2018-05-30  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43387/why-were-confederate-soldiers-called-rebels  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why were Confederate soldiers called "Rebels"? 

Why were [Confederate soldiers](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41058/how-many-confederate-soldiers-were-killed-during-the-civil-war) called "Rebels"?


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