Memorial Day: Remembering the Scottish Generals of the US War of Independence

[MacBean]

Today is Decoration or Memorial Day where the people of the United States remember those who fell in wars. Yesterday we decorated the Grave of the Unknown Solider of the Revolution in Washington Park, Philadelphia. Today we decorated the memorial stone for the North Carolina Regiments under General Lachlan McIntosh (McIntosh and MacBean and many others are closely affilliated under the Clan Chattan Confederation).

I looked up Patriot Generals of the War of Independence who were probably Scottish in descent. There are surely others, and at least one on this list came from Ireland.

Major General Lachlan McIntosh
-Born in Raits, Badenoch, Scotland, son of John Mohr McIntosh, "the head of Clan MacKintosh" (I don't think this is true). Immigrated with father to New Inverness (Darien) Georgia with Oglethorpe's party

Major General Charles Scott - presumed Scottish

Major General William Alexander (Lord Stirling, disputed)

Major General Arthur St.Clair - born Thurso, Scotland

Brigadier General Henry Knox (First Secretary of War, presumed Scottish)

Brigadier General Alexander McDougal - born Islay

Freedom is a light for which many men have died in darkness.

(photos to follow)