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The Rebel Yell: The Seething Blast of an Imaginary Hell
Essential Civil War Curriculom ^
| 07/15/2015
| Richard G. Williams, Jr.
Posted on 07/18/2015 7:24:12 AM PDT by Davy Buck
Then arose that do or die expression, that maniacal maelstrom of sound; that penetrating, rasping, shrieking, blood curdling noise that could be heard for miles and whose volume reached the heavens such an expression as never yet came from the throats of sane men, but from men whom the seething blast of an imaginary hell would not check while the sound lasted. ~ Confederate Colonel Keller Anderson of Kentucky's Orphan Brigade
There are few aspects of the Civil War which have been engrained in American culture and remembrance more than the Confederate soldiers Rebel Yell . . ."
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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Education; History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: confederacy; dixie; heritage; military; rebel
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posted on
07/18/2015 7:24:12 AM PDT
by
Davy Buck
To: Davy Buck
The National Archives has recordings of Confederate Soldiers giving the Rebel Yell. IMO it sounds much like the end of the Muslim war cry without the reference to the pagan deity, Allah.
To: Davy Buck
Its hard to imagine waiting for whatever is making that sound to get to your position.
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posted on
07/18/2015 7:39:41 AM PDT
by
skeeter
( THAT)
To: vetvetdoug
IMO it sounds much like the end of the Muslim war cry without the reference to the pagan deity, Allah. And without the sounds the gunfire and explosions that convert the muslim war cry into whimpers for mercy.
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posted on
07/18/2015 7:42:08 AM PDT
by
skeeter
( THAT)
To: Davy Buck
Yee Haw!!
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posted on
07/18/2015 7:56:23 AM PDT
by
Islander7
(There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
To: Islander7
Perhaps, if this is available in my area, I will replace the Maker’s Mark brand with Rebel Yell
To: skeeter
or this. Play that at 120 db and aim it at the muzzies.
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posted on
07/18/2015 8:10:55 AM PDT
by
Noumenon
(Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
To: Islander7
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posted on
07/18/2015 8:12:49 AM PDT
by
kalee
To: Davy Buck
I saw a short film from circa 1930,(I think on TCM) where old,long bearded Confederate soldiers were gathered at a event and each one stepped up to the mic and gave their Rebel Yell. A high piercing Indian sounding whoop.
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posted on
07/18/2015 8:27:11 AM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(So America died not with a bang but a whimper.)
To: Davy Buck
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posted on
07/18/2015 8:28:38 AM PDT
by
Timber Rattler
(Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
To: Davy Buck
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posted on
07/18/2015 8:34:36 AM PDT
by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
To: Davy Buck
It's a really guttural yell that comes from the bottom of your chest and if you can make it ragged, even better. Best attempted when drunk. I remember it as a "hheeeeeeee-hewwwww!" Or sometimes finished with a yipping "hip-hip-hip!"
Funny story...when I was in high school down south, my mom gave me permission to have a party on the back of our acreage with a bonfire. "And I don't know anything about it." (This would have never happened if my father had been home.) My grandmother was visiting from the west coast and they stayed in the house. The next morning, my grandmother said to me, "What on earth was all that hollering? Sounded like a bunch of demons out in that field. What were they doing?" "Grandma, that was the rebel yell you were hearing." "Is that what that was? I've never heard anything like that in my life!"
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posted on
07/18/2015 8:35:32 AM PDT
by
ponygirl
(An Appeal to Heaven.)
To: vetvetdoug
“IMO it sounds much like the end of the Muslim war cry without the reference to the pagan deity, Allah.”
Couldn’t wait to link up what is an aspect of Southern heritage to something having to do with Islamic demons?
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posted on
07/18/2015 8:47:19 AM PDT
by
odawg
To: Islander7
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posted on
07/18/2015 9:13:00 AM PDT
by
x
To: ponygirl
I grew up with the rebel yell. In college I mostly dated and had good friends in the Southern fraternities and its definitely a fearsome cry when a bunch of people are doing it at the same time. :-)
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posted on
07/18/2015 9:15:08 AM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: vetvetdoug
Um, NOT. The Muslim war cry is shrieking and babbling.
I was told the rebel yell originated from a Tuscarora war cry. It evolved into a cross between a war cry and a hog call and can be quite complex.
This is closer, but it's the celebratory rebel yell popularized by Dukes of Hazzard, not the war cry: Bo Duke Rebel Yell. But the way he rags out the "yaaaahh..." and makes it warble, plus the beginning of the "huh" in "hooo" that comes from deep in the chest...that's what I'm trying to describe.
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posted on
07/18/2015 9:27:33 AM PDT
by
ponygirl
(An Appeal to Heaven.)
To: Georgia Girl 2
LOL... Brings back some good memories, doesn't it? All the guys would be drinking and trying to out do each other...and every time they started up, the dogs would all start barking! And of course, every time someone put on AC/DC's "Shook Me All Night Long" the response was a raucous chorus of rebel yells.
My dad could do a pretty good rebel yell, but his turkey gobble was spot-on hilarious. This reminds me...I need to record him doing these if he still can. Takes a strong pair of lungs!
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posted on
07/18/2015 9:34:09 AM PDT
by
ponygirl
(An Appeal to Heaven.)
To: kalee
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posted on
07/18/2015 9:44:27 AM PDT
by
Islander7
(There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
To: Georgia Girl 2
To: Boowhoknew
Makers Mark is gay literally but good quality always has been
Rebel Yell is inexpensive and medium quality
In fact Some claim its best bottom shelf brand at 13 bucks a bottle
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posted on
07/18/2015 10:16:13 AM PDT
by
wardaddy
(Mark Levin.....I love him...but he is ignorant of Dixie)
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