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To: PaulZe

RE: The official name of the war is The War of the Rebellion

Who gave that official name?

256 posted on 07/22/2015 8:35:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

To: SeekAndFind

Who gave that official name?

That was the name used right after the war. "Civil War" and "War Between The States" didn't become popular until early in the 20th century.

298 posted on 07/23/2015 8:12:04 AM PDT by DoodleDawg

To: SeekAndFind

Who gave that official name?

The War Department, in publishing the Official Records.

326 posted on 07/23/2015 12:53:33 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("The rat always knows when he's in with weasels."--Tom Waits)

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