Historian Seeks to Re-create Legendary Rebel Yell

Newhouse News ^ | July 1, 2005 | Dru Sefton

[Incorrigible]

That recording wouldn't scare off this Yankee!

Just like yesterday (Pressed by a New Invasion of Yankees, Schools of the New South Resegregate), there are some articles that demand to be posted!
 

[Incorrigible]

When you're done learning pop songs sung in Latin, ping your friends!

[Incorrigible]

That was for you!

When you're done learning pop songs sung in Latin, ping your friends!

[stevio]

Billy Idol's song was more terrifying.

[orionblamblam]

> That recording wouldn't scare off this Yankee!

Sounds like a schnauzer with it's foot caught in a lawnmower.

Hmmm.

Actually, not a bad analogy for the results of an agrarian country losing to its industrial neighbor...

[F-117A]

Bump!

[epluribus_2]

sounds more like a seminole band overrunning the settlement... maybe that's where they got it..

[Martin Tell]

Bump for later listening (don't want to frighten the Yankee in the next cubicle).

BTW, I read a contemporary account of a Union soldier who contrasted the "high-pitched" yell of the Confederates with the "low manly" battle cry of the northern troops. I dunno, maybe they were just muttering "Oh sh!t" as they saw the approaching rebels.

[Tax-chick]

I'm currently reading the diary of Pennsylvania Sergeant Samuel Clear. He calls the Rebel Yell "their high, womanish scream"!

[Sam Cree]

An interesting article.

[dfwgator]

That was a great song, that whole album was great.

[Corin Stormhands]

Legend has it the Rebel Yell was started by the boys from Giles County (home for me).

[popdonnelly]

To recreate the rebel yell, put 100 Democrats in a room and tell them that Bush is going to select the next 3 Supreme Court nominees.

[Jonah Hex]

To recreate the rebel yell, put 100 Democrats in a room and tell them that Bush is going to select the next 3 Supreme Court nominees.

That would be a whine, not a yell.

A yell would be the same situation, only with 100 Republicans. :-)

[Dahoser]

This'll scare good sense out of ya:

[July 4th]

"I realized it was more like being overwhelmed. It created a feeling of helplessness."

Yet history shows its actual effectiveness.

[Gone GF]

Ken Burns' CW series has a film from the 75th Gettysburg reunion. Union and Confederate veterans shake hands and some of the Southerners let loose with what they say was the rebel yell. The ages of the guys at this thing (almost 2,000 attended) ranged from 86 to 112.

[Sam Cree]

I've always wondered what it may have sounded like...from reading the article, though, I have the feeling that it varied pretty widely from unit to unit and various parts of the South.

[ampat]

Although cheap, I found it to be pretty good sourmash whiskey.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

No, most Southern boys ran hounds. Did you ever run critters with a good pack? Not follow on a horse, but run with them? The sound could make a city boy just faint away. It was effective in the same way bagpipes are.