US or Confederate kilted units? Ever?

**Bigkahuna** · 16th February 11, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

To Longstreet's staff, actually. And some Prussian officer was on hand as well.

Not that any of that relates to the fact of "non-kiltedness" during the War...!

My question was in response to Forester Modern in his 2/14/11 post Re:numerous British observers. I suppose it relate as well as comments about the war of 1812 or Fenian raids, or how the Confererates were trying to gain support from Great Britain. However, if you feel that my post was so off the topic, I will be happy to delete it.

**MacLowlife** · 23rd February 11, 12:19 PM

For all who scoffed, I offer this proof positive of kilted confederates. Here is the jacket!!!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/SCOTTISH-HIGHLAN...item4cf5463cd8 Surely this is proof.

**davidlpope** · 23rd February 11, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by MacLowlife

For all who scoffed, I offer this proof positive of kilted confederates. Here is the jacket!!!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/SCOTTISH-HIGHLAN...item4cf5463cd8 Surely this is proof.

At least they got the "Brigadoon" part right....

**Biathlonman** · 23rd February 11, 02:00 PM

You know, that looks pretty good. You could do Ashley MacWilkes at the Cotillion.

**Lallans** · 23rd February 11, 02:05 PM

I don't see any claim that the outfit is Confederate. Admittedly the colour of the tunic sort of hints at that, but really it's more of a very light sky blue, on my monitor at least. Anyway, I assume this was the Calhoon MacBeths....

**charliec3006** · 18th April 11, 04:36 AM

There was a Regt. from N.C. that started out wearing kilts, I don't remember how long they wore them. I dought by end of 61 and the spring of 62 you would have seeen one. There was a book about them, I read years ago, I want to sat the name of it was, " Kilted soldiers in Gray", that was like 20 years ago.

**macwilkin** · 18th April 11, 05:54 AM

Originally Posted by charliec3006

There was a Regt. from N.C. that started out wearing kilts, I don't remember how long they wore them. I dought by end of 61 and the spring of 62 you would have seeen one. There was a book about them, I read years ago, I want to sat the name of it was, " Kilted soldiers in Gray", that was like 20 years ago.

I just did a very quick search in Worldcat/OCLC (a database for librarians) and no such title appears. If you can remember the author, I may be able to look up the book that way.

T.