Talk:Rebel yell

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Contents 1 .wav of rebel yell? 2 Possible Origin 3 Dubious 4 Highland Parallel ? 5 Hang on 6 Article or talk of North/Union war cry/cries?

[edit] .wav of rebel yell?

The site and file seem authentic enough but without being an expert I didn't want to attach it to the article. I thought I'd leave it here in the talk page in case anyone is interested.

http://www.26nc.org/History/RebelYell/main.htm

--Bad carpet 02:32, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough but I gather there are about as many versions of the rebel yell as there are people who can/want to do it so we should recognise this isn't a definitive version. AllanHainey 08:24, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possible Origin

At my school I was watching a documentary on the Civil War, and it stated that at the First Battle of Bull Run (I believe), when it seemed the confederates were going to be defeated, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson showed up and told his troops to scream wildly while charging into battle. I'm not sure of the accuracy of this statement, but I felt that it should be mentioned. Thanks. --66.156.22.110 22:03, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dubious

The sentence "The students at Texas A&M University have a 'Whoop' yell that is based on the rebel yell." Seems about as likely to be factual as the statement "The stuents at Texas A&M University have found the kingdom of Prester John." Not very likely. If no one knows what the yell sounded like, how can they have a yell "based on" it. Just a thought. Pygmypony 07:37, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

As a graduate of A&M familiar with the Corps of Cadets, I can say that it is common belief that the "whoop" is based on the rebel yell. If pgymypony knew anything about Texas A&M he would know that Lawrence Sullivan Ross was a past president of the University and would have intimate knowledge of the rebel yell. It is likely that many of the students in the early 1900's fathers and grandfathers were also familiar with the rebel yell. If all you can do to refute the statement is speculate, this dubious label should be removed.Wtexas (talk) 07:24, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Highland Parallel ?

There isn't as much scope these days for wild yelps or battle cries as there used to be ! But one thought from my own personal recollection can be found at less-formal ceilidhs throughout Scotland - in particular the Highlands. While a Scottish dance band is playing or a piper playing a reel or if the gathering is dancing, you will hear male participants "hooching (ch as in loCH)". Sometimes they say the word "hooch" high-pitched, but it is often a gutteral yelp with no defined word, which starts lower and ends as a high-pitch scream. It can be typically a "Hee-yoooowww" ! or a "whoooooch" ! It certainly peps up the gathering if a few guys are doing this through a fast dance ! I've done it many times myself ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.154.249.58 (talk) 08:40, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hang on

Is it me or does the recorded rebel yell sound like homer simpson on fire?

Andrew Chung (talk) 13:26, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Andrew, try listining to the simulation at this site http://historypublishingco.com/articles.html Wtexas1 (talk) 18:48, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article or talk of North/Union war cry/cries?

I believe I remember once hearing or reading about how the "Union" war cry was a deeper, "more manly" (from the standpoint of someone who fought for the north) and less shrill/effeminate "shout". Besides quoting sources for this if anyone can, this makes me wonder, if such a Union battle cry was the precursor to the modern U.S. army hoo-hah &/or the U.S. marines ooh-rah? Nagelfar (talk) 06:27, 9 March 2008 (UTC)