Quote Originally Posted by Captain_Cogle View Post
Why the DEVIL did I say a union of Scotland and Ireland??? I meant Scotland and England. Also, thank you Cajun I had forgotten about the Scotch Rifle Guards. Thinking about it further I recall some mention of a North Carolina Highland Tigers company that was folded in with the 43rd or 34th (cant remember which) North Carolina Infantry. I am uncertain of how factual that is however, it could be a mistaken reference to the South Carolina militia units that existed.
I think one must make a distinction, though, between the "nickname" of a particular company and the existence of a true "Scottish-themed" unit, like the 79th New York.

Many of the locally raised companies here in NC used an ethnic descriptor, but it never went beyond a name- no kilts, no tartan, etc. :

"The Scotch Boys," Company F, 18th Regiment N.C. Troops (8th Regiment N.C. Volunteers)
"The Scotch Grays," Company E, 40th Regiment N.C. Troops (3rd Regiment N.C. Artillery)
"The Scotch Irish Boys," Company K, 8th Regiment N.C. State Troops
"The Scotch Ireland Grays," Company B, 4th Regiment N.C. State Troops
"The Scotch Tigers," Company D, 51st Regiment N.C. Troops
"The Hibriten Guards," Company F, 26th Regiment N.C. Troops
"The Highland Boys," Company G, 24th Regiment N.C. Troops (14th Regiment N.C. Volunteers)
"The Highland Grays," Company D, 39th Regiment N.C. Troops
"The Highland Guards," Company E, 54th Regiment N.C. Troops
"The Highland Guards," Company G, 25th Regiment N.C. Troops
"The Highland Rangers," Company D, 41st Regiment N.C. Troops (3rd Regiment N.C. Cavalry)

-see the following link for more NC Civil War "flavor":
http://www.statetroopsandvolunteers.com/locdes2.html

I was particularly moved by "The Beaufort Plow Boys," Company B, 61st Regiment N.C. Troops.