Where Does the Term Redleg Come from?

Redleg is a term used to refer to poor whites that live or at one time lived on Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada and a few other Caribbean islands. Their forebears came from Ireland, Scotland and Continental Europe.

Where did the term red legs come from?

#DidYouKnow: #USArmy field artillery Soldiers are referred to as "redlegs" because during the Civil War they were distinguished by scarlet stripes down the legs of their uniform pants.

What was a redleg?

[ red-leg ] SHOW IPA. / ˈrɛdˌlɛg / PHONETIC RESPELLING. noun U.S. History. a member of a secret organization, formed in Kansas in 1862, that engaged in guerrilla activities during the Civil War.