Quote Originally Posted by piperdbh View Post
If you're wanting to wear the Confederate Memorial to honor the soldiers of "the South", keep in mind that geography did not necessarily dictate allegiance to either of the two governments. Many folks in the Appalachians sided with the Union, as did a few flat-landers.

I think it's a beautiful tartan, and if you get the kilt, I hope to see you at Games and such.
What I've always found especially intriguing is Maryland. Public opinion and the officials in power were secessionists, but the Federal Government intervened and revoked Habeas Corpus, so the leadership was imprisoned and Maryland couldn't secede. I find that more dramatic than the familiar border states of Kentucky and Missouri.

But I find it more interesting that the tartan incorporates both the flag colors, the typical uniform color, and the branch colors. So it transcends the regional really.