The Black Watch is known for its legendary bravery in battle across 270 years of service to the British crown. “These companies were commonly known in Gaelic as ‘Am Freiceadan Dubh,’ or ‘The Black Watch,’ due to their unpopular nature and their dark green government-issue tartan - the regiment wore kilts as part of its everyday uniform until 1940.” “In the aftermath of the First Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, independent companies of militia were raised from loyalist Highland clans for policing and peacekeeping duties,” according to the British National Army Museum. Despite the contemporary view that skirts are feminine, some of the most fearsome warriors in Scottish history wore them up until the 1940s, when uniforms became centrally designed by the British. Kilts were seen as extremely versatile military garments. There were even cases of Confederates wearing blue and Union soldiers wearing gray.”
“There was a variety of uniforms worn at the battle, such as kilts, Zouaves (based on French colonial uniforms), and other examples.
“At Bull Run, since the Union Army did not have time to issue a standard uniform, these old militia units wore what they had,” Seelinger added. These U.S.-based fighters were best-known for their Civil War contributions - particularly during the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861.
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