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Thread ID: 18887 | Posts: 18 | Started: 2005-06-28
2005-06-28 23:39 | User Profile
Rebel Yell Captured - Fiendish Effect Discounted
Civil War mystery may be solved by modern technology.
(PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- One of the mysteries of American Civil War lore may have finally been solved.
The famous rebel yell, long known to have an unnerving effect on Union soldiers in the American Civil War, has just been examined by the History Publishing Company. Using as its core base, the only known yell by a living Confederate soldier recorded early in the Twentieth Century, History Publishing Company, through the use of sound technology, has emulated the sound of a company of soldiers charging a Union line.
ââ¬ÅThe effect was startling, ââ¬Åsaid Don Bracken, Senior Editor of History Publishing and Civil War author( Times of the Civil War, ISBN 1-4208-0694-7). ââ¬ÅIt wasnââ¬â¢t a frightening sound in the nightmarish or fiendish sense. It was an audible sensation of being overwhelmed. It was like having a sonic tidal wave approach you. What might have unnerved the Union soldiers who reportedly fled from it was a sense of helplessness.ââ¬Â
The rebel yell has long been a source of curiosity to students of the Civil War. It was a recognized fact that seasoned Union veterans would become unnerved by it. ââ¬ÅWhen we came across the recorded yell made in the early Twentieth Century, of an actual Confederate veteran of the Army of Northern Virginia, we knew we had to take it a step further,ââ¬Â said Don Bracken.ââ¬ÂTechnology has made it possible to do that.ââ¬Â
History Publishing Company, a company dedicated to furthering the study of history through modern technology will make the sound recording of the Confederate charge available to schools or Civil War study groups for educational purposes.
[url]http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prwebxml253823.php[/url]
2005-06-29 11:57 | User Profile
I was disappointed that the article did not have a recording of their reconstructed "rebel yell" to listen to.
2005-06-29 12:28 | User Profile
[QUOTE=skemper]I was disappointed that the article did not have a recording of their reconstructed "rebel yell" to listen to.[/QUOTE]Yes reading the press release
[QUOTE]History Publishing Company, a company dedicated to furthering the study of history through modern technology will make the sound recording of the Confederate charge available to schools or Civil War study groups for educational purposes.[/QUOTE]It sounds like they are trying to maintain control of it for some reason, probably the general myriad reasons publishers try to maintain control of their work.
2005-06-29 16:32 | User Profile
Hey, you can buy it along with many other recording here:
[url]http://www.donbracken.com/[/url]
2005-06-30 17:42 | User Profile
You can hear it done, though quickly, here. Second film down, on the right column.
[url="http://www.gettysburg.com/livinghistory/pastpics/1938/193802.htm"]http://www.gettysburg.com/livinghistory/pastpics/1938/193802.htm[/url]
2005-07-01 00:52 | User Profile
[QUOTE=robinder]You can hear it done, though quickly, here. Second film down, on the right column.
[url="http://www.gettysburg.com/livinghistory/pastpics/1938/193802.htm"]http://www.gettysburg.com/livinghistory/pastpics/1938/193802.htm[/url][/QUOTE]I didn'y quite get that "sonic tidal wave" effect. Sounded sort of like a rooster crowng to me really. I think I need the augmented version to get the full effectiveness.
2005-07-01 02:06 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Okiereddust]I didn'y quite get that "sonic tidal wave" effect. Sounded sort of like a rooster crowng to me really. I think I need the augmented version to get the full effectiveness.[/QUOTE]
Considering the "rebel yell" in the home movie clip is being sounded by octogenarians plus---it still has an element of that high pitched whoop as I have read it described.
The interesting question would be what CSA officer or officers thought up the yell?
The union battle cry seems to have been something on the order of the uh-rah now popular... :pimp:
2005-07-31 21:22 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Pennsylvania_Dutch]Considering the "rebel yell" in the home movie clip is being sounded by octogenarians plus---it still has an element of that high pitched whoop as I have read it described.
The interesting question would be what CSA officer or officers thought up the yell? [/QUOTE]
No one thought it up as it seems to come naturally to us Southerners when we don the grey.
While doing the Vicksburg Campaign II reenactment near Raymond Mississippi I got caught in a creek bottom between a few thousand yanks and a few thousand rebs. After finally making my way back into our lines on the eastern side of the creek I seemed to instinctly let out a loud rebel yell which was echoed by hundreds of other grey-clad soldiers down the line. The effect was quite errie in a unique way and is one of those few moments at such a event that chills run down your spine.
K
2005-07-31 22:03 | User Profile
I remember once seeing a film clip from the 1930's of CSA Vet doing the "Rebel Yell." He was pretty old by that time so it may not have sounded the same as it did in 1863. And I am sure there must be a few more such recording around.
2005-08-01 00:43 | User Profile
Rebel Yell:
[url]http://historyscope.com/rebelyell.wma[/url]
2005-08-01 02:17 | User Profile
[QUOTE=CWRWinger]Rebel Yell: [/QUOTE] Thanks for the link there CWRWinger. Caught me by surprise. I always imagined it to be a continuous yell not a series of whoops and yells. Very interesting.
2005-08-01 09:17 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Cracker of the Whip]Thanks for the link there CWRWinger. Caught me by surprise. I always imagined it to be a continuous yell not a series of whoops and yells. Very interesting.[/QUOTE]Did it work for you? I get error 404.
2005-08-01 10:42 | User Profile
C of W:
Caught me by surprise. I always imagined it to be a continuous yell not a series of whoops and yells.
Same here. It is a strange sound. It is the warcry of those who know they are going to die for their cause and are willing. It is a desparate cry to preserve the liberty established by the Founders.
Thankfully, the Confederacy never surrendered. It ain't over yet.
2005-08-01 10:44 | User Profile
Did it work for you? I get error 404.
It worked for me. This site may be getting a lot of hits. This link is being passed around the net here lately.
2005-08-01 10:59 | User Profile
[QUOTE=CWRWinger]Did it work for you? I get error 404.
It worked for me. This site may be getting a lot of hits. This link is being passed around the net here lately.[/QUOTE]
Here it is again.
[QUOTE]Sorry, we could not find [url]http://historyscope.com/rebelyell.wma[/url]
The page you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Try again by typing the URL into the address bar above. Or, search the Web below: [/QUOTE]
2005-08-01 11:16 | User Profile
[url]http://historyscope.com/page7.html[/url]
Try this one Okie. Link is at the bottom of the page.
2005-08-01 11:26 | User Profile
I just tried it. It's not working.
I found the link on a high traffic site. I suspect it's been getting a lot of hits.
Lots of hits means more bandwidth, I think, and more expense. They may have pulled it due to budgetary concerns. But that's only my opinion. I don't kow why it's not working now.
2005-08-01 11:31 | User Profile
[QUOTE=CWRWinger]I just tried it. It's not working.
I found the link on a high traffic site. I suspect it's been getting a lot of hits.
Lots of hits means more bandwidth, I think, and more expense. They may have pulled it due to budgetary concerns. But that's only my opinion. I don't kow why it's not working now.[/QUOTE] Odd, it works for me just fine. Heck, I even downloaded it.