The Retronaut's video: 1930s Civil War Veterans Doing the Rebel Yell Rare Footage

The rebel yell was a battle cry used by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. Confederate soldiers used the yell during charges to intimidate the enemy and boost their own morale, although the yell had many other uses. No audio recordings of the yell exist from the Civil War era, but there are audio clips and film footage of veterans doing the yell many years after the war. The origin of the yell is uncertain, though it is thought to have been influenced either by Native American war cries or a Scottish war cry tradition. Units were nicknamed for their apparent ability to yell during battle. The 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry "White's Cavalry" were given the nom de guerre of "Comanches" for the way they sounded during battle. Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_yell Source: http://bit.ly/1y5FQWe Follow us! http://www.retronaut.com/ https://www.facebook.com/retronauthq http://www.pinterest.com/retronaut/