Blue and the Gray

Cultural  

1. The Union and Confederate armies in the Civil War. The Union army wore blue uniforms; the Confederate army wore gray.

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Example Sentences

His other television appearances include spots on "Taxi," "The Rockford Files," "Married...With Children," "Moonlighting," "Murder, She Wrote," and "The Blue and the Gray," among others.

From Fox News

In a 2011 episode of “The Simpsons” called “The Blue and the Gray,” Marge is inspired by a sprightly platinum-haired woman to dye her naturally blue beehive gray.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s a good way for descendants of the Blue and the Gray to break bread and understand the war in a historical context. They’re learning American history and the war was the crucible of American history,” says Ben Jones, a former Democratic congressman from Georgia and “Dukes of Hazzard” actor who is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a group advocating to keep the monuments intact.

From Washington Post

Two hours earlier, they reenacted a fictitious battle between the Blue and the Gray, and two hours from now they’ll stand in formation and do it again, as they have for decades.

From Washington Post

As a descendant of Civil War soldiers who wore both the blue and the gray, a Kentucky mayor said he’s taking his own stand - marshalling support to remove two Confederate statutes from prominent spots in his city.

From Washington Times