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Bootnecks Scots in the American Civil War
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Scotsmen and women fought in the American Civil War, many not knowing the why's or the wherefore's, but they chose to fight for their adopted country, Union or Confederate, in some cases brother against brother
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| The information on the following pages has been found all over the internet, in books, from snippets of information passed to us by friends and a lot of hard work by my late friend Larry McGibben |
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I make no apologies for anyone who is offended by the use of Confederate Flags on this website. It happened over 150 years ago, whether you like it or not it is HISTORY and we cannot change it. I abhor slavery and all it stands for, but again it happened and we cannot change it. Most of my countrymen and women who fought in the conflict didn't own slaves, a lot of them came from conditions that were just as bad. |
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| Larry and Me | About the two guys behind the website, and how it came about
| Confederate Biographies | Scots who fought for the Confedracy
| Union Biographies | Scots who fought for the Union
| Medal of Honor Winners | Scottish born Medal of Honor winners
| Union Ships | Ships served on by Scottish Sailors
| Union Units | Units served in by Scottish Soldiers | Robert the Bruce to Robert E Lee | An interesting article from Southern Society Historical Papers, you may scoff, can you detail your lineage as precisely
| Jefferson Davis in Scotland | The visit of Jefferson Davis to Scotland after his release at the end of the War
| Other CW Sites | Other Civil War Sites on the internet | |
| Gods and Generals | My invite to see the premiere of the film in Glasgow |
| Search the site | Takes you to Google Search
| Contact Form | Please leave sensible comments
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