The Rebel Yell Lives: Part I - Rediscovering History

[Rulzion]

A great piece of wrok just like gaelic speaking Scots at a New Yeaer Ceilidh. Also see Utube "Rare Footage of Civil War Veterans Doing the Rebel Yell "

[feardia]

It sounds exactly like 'the clare shout' which was used to rebel rouse in Ireland in the 1920's and before, specifically during the election of eamon de valera.

[joelceol]

when I was a Boy an old man would hunt his dogs in the SC woods behind my house. He would call them whoooeee  whoooeee dog heeeeeeeiii here. If you replace the word dog and here with a bark you come up with a very close sound..I believe this is the basis for the yell. Many Southern men hunted with dogs in the 1800's ..I doubt indians had anything to do with it.

[ThunderCatMovies]

@joelceol so your basing it off of something you heard after the civil war? doesn't quite make sense, especially since hunting like that wasn't common in the antebellum south.

[ThunderCatMovies]

@joelceol so your basing it off of something you heard after the civil war? doesn't quite make sense, especially since hunting like that wasn't common in the antebellum south.

[lhhead2]

Now, oh Lord, mayest this thy servant depart in peace; for mine ears hath heard the glory...

L. H. "Larry" Head, Jr.

Texarkana, TX

[xanos4225]

I thought it was influenced by a panther call Old World battle cries.

[shiptech2k9]

That's some cry, I was so freaked out, I mean if i was in a battle with Confederates and heard that id shatter and it sounds like a bunch of beasts are around you. No other sound is like this

[fulle004]

Wish it was that easy to get rid of Yankees down here in N.C.

[JKJ1900]

My understanding is the The Rebal Yell was born when Stonewall Jackson told his man to "Yell like Furies" during the assault at Henry House Hill.

[elfinstyle]

In my kendo class we do "KIAI" cries. I can definitely see how war whoops such as these can freak out the enemy.

Thank you for sharing the Ken Burns doc! :)

[cha0scl0ud]

A chilling sound. This is the best "army of yells" I've heard, the other ones on yt sound pretty cheesy.

[ke4bss]

I have heard 4 different recordings of the the Rebal Yell. The audio recordings played in this video, plus as mentioned below, the PBS Civil War clip of veterans at 75th Gburg and finally a fourth recording in a VHS recording I have called "Echoes of the Blue and Grey." They all sound the same. All coming from actual veterans tends to lend a great deal of authenticity to me.

[JoezVendetta]

He is saying Fight Rebel Fight! Awesome

[thegools]

I recall hearing that same whoop "yell" in Ken Burns last instalment of the Civil War. You can see it on you tube, where Us veterans and Convedaerate veterans are shaking hands over a wall at the 75th anniverasry of Gettesburg. I am surprised they didn't start there.

[hollywoodwerewolf]

I believe the Rebel Yell was strongly influenced by the Native American war whoops. Men born in the south who were in the soon-to-be fractured United States army heard it while fighting on the Plains and brought it back with them.

[L8Pilot]

@hollywoodwerewolf 

[robisgangsta1]

@hollywoodwerewolf i agree

[vangion]

@hollywoodwerewolf It is most likely a blending of NA and Celtic cries. At the time the South was overwhelmingly from Celtic ancestry and war cries are a deep seeded part of Celtic warfare

[pitatapiu]

@hollywoodwerewolf The Plains wars began AFTER the Civil War. But it was likely influenced by the Natives within the Confederate States, such as the Cherokee (of which there were whole regiments raised for the Confederacy), Choctaw, Creek, Catwaba, etc.

[banderashovel]

i played that on my computer,,3-yankees from my neighborhood ran like hell...

[SoBelleofTN]

Thanks for sharing this and explaining all the facts of the awesome "REBEL YELL".