The Rebel Yell a Cultural History
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University of Alabama Press
2014
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- List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. "A Very Peculiar Sound": 1861-1865; 2. Yelling in Print: Veterans Remember; 3. The Birth of a Scream: The Contested Origins of the Rebel Yell; 4. Culture Wars: The Rebel Yell in a Reunited Nation; 5. The Civil Rights Era and the Myth of the Lost Rebel Yell; 6. "More, More, More": The Rebel Yell in Popular Culture; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- No aspect of Civil War military lore has received less scholarly attention than the battle cry of the Southern soldier. In TheRebel Yell, Craig A. Warren brings together soldiers' memoirs, little-known articles, and recordings to create a fascinating and exhaustive exploration of the facts and myths about the " Southern screech." Through close readings of numerous accounts, Warren demonstrates that the Rebel yell was not a single, unchanging call, but rather it varied from place to place, evolved over time, and expressed nuanced