"Regiment Lincoln’s Highlanders" Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 Jun 2019 9:38 p.m. PST |
"In the wake of the failed Union attack on the Tower Battery at Secessionville on James Island, near Charleston, South Carolina, on 16 June 1862, the Charleston Mercury reported, ‘It was left to the brave 79th Highlanders, to test the virtue of unadulterated cold steel on our Southern nerves. Thank God, Lincoln had only one 79th regiment.' In fact, the Union Army possessed several predominantly Scottish regiments between 1861 and 1865, mostly based on pre-war militia units. Approximately 600,000 Scots migrated to the United States between 1851 and 1861, bringing with them a rich military tradition. Militia companies of Scottish origin wearing full Highland uniforms were formed in both Northern and Southern states, including Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, South Carolina, and Tennessee…"
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| John the Greater | 26 Jun 2019 7:29 a.m. PST |
No mention of the 79th NY mutiny in August of 1861? |
| Tango01 | 26 Jun 2019 12:07 p.m. PST |
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