Celtic/american Companies

[Challis89]

**Disclaimer I'm not sure if this the right area to post this**

Well I've been doing some research into the celtic peoples that served in the Civil war and made some pretty good discoveries quite a lot of companies formed mostly scots and irish but a few that surprised me. (ive yet to dig deeper to see what present in the maryland campaign) So here's a few a few i'll list below starting with the surprises ive more but I will add them later. So here they are for those from the UK wanting companies with a homely slant.


There was one known unit of Welshmen, Company G, Pennsylvania 77th Regiment (thats right The welsh)

Next we have a unit of Cornish, the 18thNew York Cavalry Regiment called the Cornish Light Cavalry. (For those unaware Cornwall is a wanna be independant county in the south west of England that was never taken over by the saxons)

The Scottish.

Union

1st Battalion Maine Light Infantry
Cameron Rifles ; 68th Infantry new york.
Cameron Rifle Highlanders ; Companies I and K, 102nd New York Infantry.
Cameron Rifle Highlanders ; Companies B and C, 78th New York Infantry
Cameron Highlanders, 79th New York Infantry (full regiment)
Sons Of Auld Scotia, Company of New York Scotch Light Infantry from Albany

Confederates

Charlotte Artillery, Company C, 1st North Carolina Artillery
Highland Boys of North Carolina, Company, C, 24th North Carolina
Highland Guards. Company E, 45th North Carolina
Highland Rangers, Company D, 41st North Carolina
Moore County Scotch Riflemen, Company C, 35th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
Scotch Greys Artillery, McNair’s Company, North Carolina Artillery afterwards Company E, 40th North Carolina Volunteers: 3rd North Carolina Artillery
Scottish Rifle Guards Company in 18th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
Hillabee Highland, Company, G. 25th Alabama
The Highlanders, Company K, afterwards Company F, 16th Tennessee
Montgomery Highlanders, Company E, 4th Virginia Infantry

The Irish

Union

9th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
Mulligans Independent Cavalry Company
Irish Legion, 19thIllinois Infantry Regiment
23rd Illinois Infantry Regiment, "Irish Brigade of the West"
35th Illinois Infantry Regiment
51st Illinois Infantry Regiment, Ryan’s Guards, 69% Irish
65th Illinois Infantry Regiment
35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, "1st Irish"
Company K, 19th Indiana Infantry Regiment
Montgomery Guards, Company E, 1st Regiment, Maine Volunteer Militia
9th Maine Infantry Regiment
15th Maine Infantry Regiment
26th Maine Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts, "Irish Ninth"
Company E ,19th Massachusetts
28th Regiment, Massachusetts
29th Regiment, Massachusetts
Iron Brigade, 24th Michigan Infantry Regiment
27th Michigan Infantry Regiment
28th Michigan Infantry Regiment
5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
7th Missouri Infantry Regiment
8th Missouri Infantry Regiment
Irish 7th, 7th Montana Infantry Regiment
Fighting Irish Zouaves , Montana 8th Infantry Regiment
Shamrock Regiment , 30th Montana Infantry Regiment
First Fire Zouaves, 11th New York infantry Regiment
"Irish Rifles", 37th New York Infantry Regiment
"Connaught Rangers", 63rd New York Infantry Regiment
"Fighting Irish", 69th New York Infantry Regiment
“Jailbirds”, 8th New York Infantry Regiment
42nd New York Infantry Regiment
63rd New York Infantry Regiment
78th New York Infantry Regiment
"Ulster Guards", 80 New York Infantry Regiment
“Faugh-a-Ballagh” or ‘Mrs. Meagher’s Own”, 88thNew York Infantry Regiment
140th New York Infantry Regiment
Companies G, H and I, 150th New York Regiment, Western Irish Regiment
155th New York Infantry Regiment, Corcorans Irish Legion
164th New York Infantry Regiment Zouaves, Corcorans Irish Legion
170th New York Infantry Regiment, Corcorans Irish Legion
175th New York Infantry Regiment
180th New York Infantry Regiment Corcorans Irish Legion
182nd New York Infantry Regiment, Corcorans Irish Legion
188th New York Infantry Regiment
Irish Rifles, New Hampshire 8th Infantry Regiment
10th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment
Hibernian Guards, Company B, 8th Ohio Regiment
“Bloody Tenth “, 10th Ohio Regiment
40th Ohio Infantry Regiment
11th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Company F, 13th Pennsylvania Reserves
69th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regimental, Irish Brigade Flag
"Brian Boru United Irish Legion", 116th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
96th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Emmett Guards, Company A, 13th Vermont Infantry Regiment
11th Wisconsin Regiment
Wisconsin Irish Brigade”, 17th Wisconsin Irish Brigade

Confederates



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Ps not celtic however again interesting.

There was a British unit that existed for only weeks into the war before it was merged with a partially recruited unit to form the 36th New York Infantry.


http://celticowboy.com/Celtic%20Units%20in%20ACW.htm

initial list of companies and regiments as a base source before expanding.

[BloodBeag]

well cornwall was conquered by the saxons but it is the only celtic part of England so they think they're special.

Are those regiments that fought in the war in generaal or the maryland campaign specifically because i can see a lot of British people wanting to play as them, I know I do

[Challis89]

well cornwall was conquered by the saxons but it is the only celtic part of England so they think they're special.

Are those regiments that fought in the war in generaal or the maryland campaign specifically because i can see a lot of British people wanting to play as them, I know I do

Yea that was years after the rest of England capitulated to them and by then they were mostly inter bred saxons but yes they do think they are special.

Sadly the Welsh were sent out west and the cornish were down in mississippi however i thought it interesting to share with you guys.

[JaegerCoyote]

There's the 79th NY, they were formed as a Scottish American fraternity.

[Challis89]

There's the 79th NY, they were formed as a Scottish American fraternity.

Aye I think they are the most well known due to their exotic uniforms :-) was mainly wanting to highlight the lesser known companies involved in the war I just need to cross check my sources and make sure they served in the campaign.

[MacMillan]

1st Virginia Infantry Battalion was formed by Irishmen. They were the first ones to raise up arms in defense of Virginia. Over 85% of their ranks were composed of Irish immigrants.

P.S. A Battalion is 5-8 Companies - in our case 6. A Regiment is 10 Companies

[Challis89]

While there may be errors (nobody's infallible) The scottish units that fought in the maryland campaign have now been added to the OP. Enjoy. Alba gu bràth

[Bravescot]

Pity that the 12th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, The (First) Scotch Regiment, did nae fight in the Maryland Campaign. They wore Balmoral bonnet as part of their uniform

[Challis89]

Pity that the 12th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, The (First) Scotch Regiment, did nae fight in the Maryland Campaign. They wore Balmoral bonnet as part of their uniform

Aye and full kilts at one stage think I might have had to cross north had they been in the campaign. Tried desperately to find a link for them to have been in even the most fruitless of skirmishs lol

I enjoy this kind of research done similar for when I paint a new regiment of 1/72 brits or French napoleonics the more you dig the more surprising the results. Some cracking militia units shipped of wonderfully done uniforms.

[Void]

Yeah buddy, adding in them Indiana boys from the 1st Irish

[Challis89]

Not altered the Union Irish yet but the 35th will be off the list like a lot of the Irish companies as they weren't at Antietam sorry dude

[Wildcat]

Don't know if it counts but I know that the Tiger Rifles were full of Irish/ Scots-Irish (Scots Irish being people whose ancestors were Scottish Border Reivers).

[Burger Rambo]

Aye and full kilts at one stage think I might have had to cross north had they been in the campaign. Tried desperately to find a link for them to have been in even the most fruitless of skirmishs lol

I enjoy this kind of research done similar for when I paint a new regiment of 1/72 brits or French napoleonics the more you dig the more surprising the results. Some cracking militia units shipped of wonderfully done uniforms.

As much as I love kilts and bonnets. They were never issued during the war. The 12th got issued with normal infantry uniforms. The only kilts recorded was the 79th but they had to toss theirs before they went on campaign.