Rebel Yell?

[Mike S]

Most references and accounts that I have heard of anything approaching a battle cry that could be tied to the Scots in battle have described it as more of a viking like throaty yell and scream, rather than a high pitched whoop like the rebel yell. The later also tended to swell in volume and pitch as it was being executed, like the Southern Cicada, an inspiration it doubtless also derived from.

As I have mentioned, personal memoirs of participants, as well as other first person accounts of the rebel yell in period and post war writings have stated that it was largely sourced from, and sounded like, a Native American war whoop.