- Joined
- Mar 21, 2012
The Rebel Yell was well known by the Yankees. One southerner had a special holler: a kind of a scream, with a kind of neigh mixed along with it, and nearly as loud as a steam whistle. That made him not only famous with his own men but the enemy too. Who was the yeller and what did his comrades call him? What did the Yankees call him?
credit: @luinrina
Bonus
“Within the past ten days, and included in the above, you have captured forty-six pieces of field artillery, and thirty-seven battle-flags. You have never lost a gun, never lost a color, and have never been defeated; and notwithstanding the numerous engagements in which you have borne a prominent part,…”
Who wrote this excerpt in its entirety?
What unit was it written to/about?
credit: @SWMODave
credit: @luinrina
Bonus
“Within the past ten days, and included in the above, you have captured forty-six pieces of field artillery, and thirty-seven battle-flags. You have never lost a gun, never lost a color, and have never been defeated; and notwithstanding the numerous engagements in which you have borne a prominent part,…”
Who wrote this excerpt in its entirety?
What unit was it written to/about?
credit: @SWMODave