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Johnny Reb or Johnny Rebel is the national personification of the Southern states of the United States, or less generally, the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Patriots used Johnny Reb and his Union counterpart Billy Yank to symbolize the common soldiers in the American Civil War of the 1860s.
Johnny Reb is usually pictured in gray wool uniform with the typical kepi-style forage cap made of wool broadcloth with a rounded, flat top, cotton lining, and leather visor. He is often shown with his weapons and with the Confederate flag.
Johnny Reb or Johnny Rebel was a slang term for Confederate soldiers in the American Civil War.
Johnny Reb or Johnny Rebel may also refer to:
People:
- Johnny Rebb (1939 – 2014) Australian country and rock'n'roll singer
- Johnny Rebel (singer), stage name of Clifford Joseph Trahan (born 1938), controversial American country singer
Other:
- Johnny Reb and Billy Yank, a comic strip about the Civil War
- Johnny Reb (game), a wargame designed by John Hill
Johnny Reb is a miniatures wargame first published by Adventure Games in 1983.