Terry wrote: “I wish the US Army had a kilted regiment . . .”

It certainly did have in the old days. Were they simply forced to put on khaki (or jungle green) trousers, or were they amalgamated?
I recall seeing at least one picture somewhere on XMarks showing a kilted 19th-century New York battalion.
But I recall that in the 1940s units with state names (New York, Massachusetts et cetera, and even New England [not a state, of course]) were re-numbered and lost their identity.
Can you throw any light on that, Terry or Todd?

On another tack (more relevant to Canada) I notice that the Scottish Register of Tartans lists a sett for the 5th Royal Scots of Canada, with the following note:

“Adopted as the regimental tartan on assuming a Scottish identity for the whole regiment in 1880. By 1883 the unit had become kilted but had enormous difficulty in getting a standard shade for the different shipments of tartan. The Regiment thus presented a very patchy appearance on parade and the decision was taken to go over to the Government 42nd pattern. Adoption of the Lorne tartan had been out of deference to the then Marquis who was Governor-General of Canada. In due course the regiment became ‘The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada’.”

Would any photographs of the regiment in its original tartan have survived?
Obviously they would be in black and white, but they would also be of enormous historical interest.
Regards,
Mike