rebs

Last night I had some of the 'rebs' to hear me (part of the time some of the white folks come out).

The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. William Still

This so delighted the "rebs," that we gratified them with two or three trials, and every time we ran, they shouted and said _bad words_.

Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive Alf Burnett

The "rebs" played quite a trick upon the chaplain of the 24th

Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive Alf Burnett

Surrounded by "rebs" but still true to her country!

Tom of the Raiders Austin Bishop

Leaving Cole Island, we arrived in Charleston between nine and ten o'clock in the morning, and found the "rebs" had set fire to the city and fled, leaving women and children behind to suffer and perish in the flames.

Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33D United States Colored Troops Late 1st S.C. Volunteers 1902

On the second day of the skirmish the troops captured a boat which they knew the Confederates had used to land in, and having this in their possession, the "rebs" could not return; so pickets were stationed all around the island.

Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33D United States Colored Troops Late 1st S.C. Volunteers 1902

A pretty strong body of 'rebs' is about some old log houses with a good skirmish line on either side where our men must approach over two or three hundred yards of open fields.

Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 Jacob Dolson Cox 1864

Poolesville used to be called the 'rebs' post-office, 'and they do say that word of every contemplated movement of McClellan's army was sent through that village to Leesburg by the' grape-vine telegraph. '"

The Lost Despatch Natalie Sumner Lincoln 1908

Bring it on johnny rebs, you havent seen arms till you come to the city.

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Sherman was going to burn SC but when he got their he thought the rebs must have beat him to it.

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