Quote Originally Posted by kilted hillbilly View Post
Part three interests me since it says here in the south not many Scots immigrants settled. I was reading something that Jimmie Driftwood, who penned the song "The battle of New Orleans" and later became a folklorist of the mountain folk in Arkansas said. Accorrding to him many Scots setteled in the hills here.He said something like, "When they saw those hills when they got to Batesville and beyond, it reminded them of Scotland so much they thanked God that they were finally home". I'm para-phrasing, but that was the gist of it. Now we hold the annual Scottish festival at Lyon College in Batesville. I think there is a pretty strong link between Scotland and this part of the south, IMHO. One that as a native Arkansan of Scottish desent I am proud to take part in.
I must have missed the 'part three' you are referring to. For anyone to say that not many Scots immigrants settled in the south is a gross error. HUGE numbers of Scots and Scots-Irish settled in the south. There are more people in North Carolina with Scots surnames than in all of Scotland. The Scots were a major part of southern and hill country history and were responsible for settling the areas of Tenn, W. Va, Ark, Miss and on into the west. I'm sorry I missed that one or I would have set the record straight right away. Just a quick scan of the officers of the Confederacy would correct that misconception right away.