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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
YIPS
REBEL YELL
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Historian
Shelby Foote observed that nobody really knows what the rebel
yell sounded like, but believed it was sort of a yip. He once
asked a
Confederate veteran if he could replicate it and was told that you need
to be in full run to produce it. Since then the Smithsonian has
unearthed an old reunion film where a group of old confederates do
their best to reproduce it. They were not at full gallup, but the
best
we'll ever hear I reckon. H/T thoR.
There are other recordings here: http://www.26nc.org/History/Rebel-Yell/rebel-yell.html
If you do something the government schools discourage, i.e., actually READ what these guys said they actually fought for, they fought to defend their homes from what they saw as a foreign invasion. The idea that the average CSA soldier believed he was fighting to "preserve slavery" is an historical fraud of epic proportion.
Visited Gettysburg in the late 80's with my family and was fascinated with the old footage of the Gettysburg reunions between the survivors from both sides. Comrades in arms, though they fought each other. Very moving. These old rebels who were once revered in America are now reviled.
The other interesting thing about that film is that they don't have much in the way of "Southern" Accents. Of course the Hollywood types seem to think everybody from a "Southern State" is supposed to sound like they are from Louisiana and even people from Louisiana don't have that Hollywood sound.
RAK, Y'might be right. I was just speculatin'. Not sure if one should be more askared'a drunken Injuns or drunken Irishmen or drunken Scots. … or the sober ones. /insulting-stereotypes
There are other recordings here: http://www.26nc.org/History/Rebel-Yell/rebel-yell.html
ReplyDeleteIf you do something the government schools discourage, i.e., actually READ what these guys said they actually fought for, they fought to defend their homes from what they saw as a foreign invasion. The idea that the average CSA soldier believed he was fighting to "preserve slavery" is an historical fraud of epic proportion.
- One Man Gang
Visited Gettysburg in the late 80's with my family and was fascinated with the old footage of the Gettysburg reunions between the survivors from both sides. Comrades in arms, though they fought each other. Very moving. These old rebels who were once revered in America are now reviled.
ReplyDeleteReckon it was derived from the war whoop of Amerind braves.
ReplyDeleteHey, that sound prob'ly scared the crap out'a their parents an' grandparents.
Indian war whoop? Maybeso, but there is a strong Scotts/Irish tradition there too.
ReplyDeleteRAK
The other interesting thing about that film is that they don't have much in the way of "Southern" Accents. Of course the Hollywood types seem to think everybody from a "Southern State" is supposed to sound like they are from Louisiana and even people from Louisiana don't have that Hollywood sound.
ReplyDeleteGood grief. No wonder they lost.
ReplyDeleteI was so hoping that Turtle Man got it right.
ReplyDeleteRAK,
ReplyDeleteY'might be right.
I was just speculatin'.
Not sure if one should be more askared'a drunken Injuns or drunken Irishmen or drunken Scots.
… or the sober ones.
/insulting-stereotypes
sounds like raccoons mating.
ReplyDelete"they fought to defend their homes from what they saw as a foreign invasion."
ReplyDeleteAnd Lincoln and Sherman proved those fears to be well founded.
Nutsack caught in their zipper?
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