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Which word was a name for a Union or Northern soldier during the Civil War?

Patriot

Redcoat

War Hawk

Yankee

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A Union or Northern soldier during the Civil War was often referred to as a "Yankee," although this was sometimes used in a derogative sense by people in the South.
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