secesh

I captured a "secesh" horse found running loose, -- for my own horse had been killed and I had been afoot quite a long time, -- mounted him, and as son as the state of the contest would permit, I rode to Major Sturgis, informed him of Lyon's death, and told him he must assume the command, which he accordingly did.

Forty-Six Years in the Army John M. Schofield

Wild rumors were running through the camp all day that the 'secesh' had been reinforced, were ten thousand strong, and, with forty pieces of cannon, would attack us that night.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Various

The people were evidently strongly "secesh," although some of them professed to be glad to see us.

Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 George T. Stevens

But the 'secesh' soldier has more than this -- he has the desperation of a traitor in a bad cause, of a fanatic and of a natural savage.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Various

“You little rascal, what are you doing in those 'secesh' clothes?”

The Life of Hon William F Cody Cody, William F 1879

As I came out of the Charleston Hotel, I handed a dollar to Marcus, the old "secesh" porter, who has been there for twenty-five years, and has more sympathy with the old condition of things than the new.

The Woman's Advocate, Vol I, No. II. 1869

As I came out of the Charleston Hotel, I handed a dollar to Marcus, the old "secesh" porter, who has been there for twenty-five years, and has more sympathy with the old condition of things than the new.

Two Women--A Picture. 1869

A scene at a government auction: Henry and Titus are rivals, bidding for a piece of "secesh" furniture.

Slave Songs of the United States. 1867

It was a fair fight, they said, but the South had been starved out; one dark-eyed young South-Carolinian said, for his part he was going home to settle down, and if any body ever said "secesh" to him again, he meant to knock 'em over.

The Last Ninety Days of the War in North-Carolina. 1866

We strolled along the banks of the beautiful river, gathering flowers and glancing at our "secesh" neighbors on the opposite bank, only a few yards distant; or we lounged in the shade of our tents, enjoying the charms of a lovely May day, while the terrible din of battle on the right, where Hooker's forces were contending, shook the ground beneath us, and we knew that ere the sun set, thousands of our brave comrades must be sacrificed.

Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 George T. Stevens