What is a name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865) called?
confederate — (Amer. Hist.) A name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865). (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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