Recreating History: Think you know what the Rebel Yell sounds like?

This is a very cool two-part video about the Museum of the Confederacy's quest to recreate the Rebel Yell. My husband's reenactment unit, the 47th Virginia Company I, Longstreet's Corps, is in the second video, giving voice to the newly discovered Rebel Yell. I get chills every time I hear it!



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