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The New York Cameron Highlanders
Prisoners after Bull Run: Some of the Highlanders, along with the Eighth Michigan, guarded by the Charleston Zouave Cadets (top), at Castle Pinckney in Charleston Harbor, SC. The Highlanders lost heavily at First Manassas (Bull Run) but stood their ground … Continue reading
Troiani’s Highlander
Civil War artist Don Troiani’s rendition of a Seventy-Ninth New York Cameron Highlander, who certainly never appeared this way on the battlefield. The plaid trousers, called trews, were, like the kilts they also sometimes wore, strictly for ceremonial occasions. They … Continue reading
Arise! Equip!
The Seventy-Ninth, which defended the fort’s Northwest Bastion, was a pre-war militia unit which had specialized in putting down labor riots and other public disturbances. Good music.
Highlanders march
The Seventy-Ninth New York Cameron Highlanders marched through NYC on their way to the cars and thence to Baltimore, Washington City and a rude and deadly introduction to war at First Manassas. They would have to wait until Knoxville in … Continue reading
Pipes and drums for the Highlanders
Stirring new “Kilted Warriors” CD available here (with excerpts) of period music associated with the Seventy-Ninth New York Cameron Highlanders who defended the critical Northwest Bastion at Fort Sanders. The Seventy-Ninth took no pipers and drums into battle (as the … Continue reading
Brig. Gen. Isaac Stevens
Brig. Gen. Isaac Stevens, ex-Congressman from Washington, West Pointer, Mexican War veteran and Indian fighter whom Gen. McClellan appointed commanding officer of the Seventy-Ninth New York Cameron Highlanders after the death of their elected commander at First Manassas/Bull Run. He’s … Continue reading
