re: Civil War nicknames for SEC states..

We call people from Hannibal, MO "river rats". That term applies to people from old Mississippi River towns. Typically, Mississippi River towns tend to be rough, from Hannibal, MO down to Alton, IL, St. Louis, MO, Memphis, TN, New Orleans, LA, and many small towns in-between.

Many families from river towns seem to stay there for generations. Therefore, those towns are comprised of many generations of rough and tumble trash. Just take a drive thru the neighborhoods closest to the water front. Images tell great stories.