When was rebel yell written

The yell could be used before, during, or after battle to help create or to celebrate victory. And it was often but not always said to inspire fear in opposing armies. Emilio quotes a sergeant from the African American regiment, who recalled that the Confederates yelled more loudly and fiercely when facing black troops.

Popular understanding of the Rebel yell changed and evolved in the years and decades following the surrender at Appomattox. Indeed, the beguiling name gave the phenomenon a life of its own.

Much of what was written about the Rebel yell after the war must be considered in the context of that phenomenon. The yell became an important symbol of Confederate identity.

In the spirit of white reconciliation, this portrayal of the Rebel yell remained largely consistent whether being remembered by former Union or Confederate soldiers. William E. Poulson was an example of that reconciliation. A native of Portsmouth, he served in the Confederate ordnance department during the war and then sold insurance in Chicago. I never in my life heard such a fearsome, awful sound.

You have to feel it, and if you say you did not feel it and hear the yell you have never been there. Harvey Dew published in Confederate Veteran in , was more typical. A wide range to their vocal efforts was frequently required. Dew, a veteran of the 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, then attempted what wartime observers largely did not: a transcription of the Rebel yell.

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