Rebel Yell
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The 'Rebel Yell, or yelp, was a fearsome battle cry by Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
| “ | Although various noises were made by charging soldiers on both sides since the very beginning of the conflict, it is considered that the Rebel Yell was first officially used ― and defined ― during the First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861 by troops under the command of the Confederate general Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson.
It is believed that the yell was most likely inspired by Native American war cries, which were a cross breed between a whooping sound and a wolf’s howl.[1] |
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