In 1862, the United States Supreme Court used the terms "the present civil war between the United States and the so called Confederate States," as well as "the civil war such as that now waged between the Northern and Southern States."
1862年、アメリカ合衆国最高裁判所は「合衆国といわゆる連合国との間の現在の内戦」、あるいは「北部州と南部州の間で現在進行中のような内戦」という表現を使った。