[Ads-l] Antedating of "Rebel Yell"

[Shapiro, Fred]

rebel yell (OED 1862 [June])

1862 Daily Express (Terre Haute, Ind.) 5 Apr. 2/2 (Newspapers.com)

The rebels shout and yell, and think the "red field" won.  But far above the rebel yell is heard the Hoosier's battle cry.

Fred Shapiro



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