[No Truce With Kings]

“I wonder what the gain was for a Scotsman to fight in the American Civil War?”

I think there was a certain percentage of Scots in the nineteent century that simply could not resist the temptation to join into a bonny fight, regardless of where. There were Scots that fought on both sides during the ACW. As I recall, there was even a Union regiment made up of Scots immigrants who had kilts as part of their uniform.

[muawiyah]

If you ever visit Bloomington and/or Bedford Indiana you'll find the Alexanders glorified on the courthouse lawns ~ for their participation in the Civil War.

Yup, served under Grant. Moved on over to serve under Sherman and burn some stuff down ~ lots of stuff.

These guys all descended from the alternating William Alexander/Benjamin Alexander lines all the way back to some desolate hillside in Scotland.

Senator Webb thinks they were Souvrn'rs but, of course, he is wrong as usual.

[Vanders9]

The 69th New York I think. Certainly a New York regiment.