Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Yanks” in chapter 145 of Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8.:

... General Lee had passed over the railroad on his way to his army but an hour before our men reached it. As they passed through the country in the most good-natured way, questioning as to whether any Yanks had been seen there lately, the inhabitants could not believe it was Lincoln's cavalry who were paying them a visit. The negroes generally were delighted, and many, in the presence of their owner...
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Entity Corpus Doc Corpus Doc  
Yanks 218 6 0 0 0 user votes
Specks Yanks 23 0 1 0 0 user votes
Specks De Yanks 2 0 0 0 0 user votes

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