As a southerner, I see no difference in wearing this tartan from wearing another clan's tartan. Just know what the tartan represents and wear it with respect. On my father's side of the family, I'm a second generation Scots Irish immigrant. But my mother's family (Gordons)has a long history in the south. I can't say for sure that they go all of the way back to "The War of Northern Aggression" but I was raised as a southerner and I'm proud of it.