The Rebel Yell Lives: Part II - Reenactors Charge Forward

This video, the second of two parts, shows some of the results of the Museum of the Confederacy's rebel yell project. Historical reenactor Henry Kidd shares how he has used "The Rebel Yell Lives" CD to teach fellow reenactors the authentic rebel yell. Also included is footage of Mr. Kidd instructing 400 members of Longstreet's Corps at the 145th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Cedar Creek in Middletown, Virginia.

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[cha0scl0ud]

Holy crap I definitely got chills. Now imagine 20,000 men doing this. I mean no disrespect to modern day soldiers, but warfare is NOT the same as it was when you had to coolly march across an open field towards another standing army in order to engage them...

[JozefKPilsudski]

One pissed off Yankee watched this video!

[PiotrZlot]

@JozefKPilsudski Dont mistake us Poles for Yankees ;)

[PooPoo2U]

@superiorelephant: The only reason you find it unpardonable is the benefit of hindsight. At the time it wasn't just pardoned, it was the standard practice. Slavery is nothing to be shamed over because slavery has been practiced by all races for all different reasons. No race or country has clean hands in that race.

[StAraqiel]

4:14 "Boys, fetch me my brown pants!"

[superiorelephant]

That's the same chill that enemies facing the Maori battalions in Greece,Crete,North Africa and Italy got when hearing the "Haka" . Gives me the chills when we Aussies play cricket or rugby against them! I truly admire the Confederates except for their stand on slavery which is unpardonable, but we of the British Empire didn't act so nobley at that period of history either.

[slygi4]

It is true that a LOT of the renactors are fat. But, a quick search on the internet told me that between 16% and 33% of children and adolescents are obese. So, people are just shaped different today. After all they are renactors, not soldiers.

[EpicEarthComix]

problem with how ACW reenactors' look: they are - in general - always too fat, and/or old and/or clean to be ACW soldiers on campaign. Just saying. Always looks wrong to me. Soooo many fat guys.

[Defcon458]

@Bigmoonproductions Our sources are FROM THE SOUTH, passed down for generations. And Kroniedon is right, this is NOT a very good rebel yell.

[Bigmoonproductions]

@Kroniedon, So you know exactly how it sounds? Would you like to demonstrate? Where are your sources?

[SmokeyHickChick]

@JozefKPilsudski That pissed off Yankee went and got his friend too. Oh look! Make a comment reply and the Bonnie Blue Flag will show up under your text box! Funny though. For some odd reason it has "Comments may be held for uploader approval" next to it. Hmm. Ah, I'm sure it's nothin'!

[groovy162]

damn that is good