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Born abroad

Born in Scotland

41 Medal of Honor recipients were born in Scotland.

By conflict

U.S. Civil War26

Indian Campaigns6

Interim 1920 - 19402

China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)2

Interim 1871 - 18991

Spanish-American War1

Korean Campaign 18711

Recipients

MA Matthew Arther Signal Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1862 JA James Avery Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 AB Andrew Brinn Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John Brown Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1864

Robert Craig Second Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1943 ✦ AD Andrew Davidson First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 JD John Dempster Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1865 DD David Dickie Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

Allan Houston Dougall First Lieutenant & Adjutant · Army Civil War · 1865 HD Henry Dow Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863 TE Thomas Eadie Chief Gunner's Mate · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1927

John Mcgreath Farquhar Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1862

William W. Fraser Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JG John Gray Private · Army Civil War · 1862

James G. Grindlay Colonel · Army Civil War · 1865 TH Thomas W. Hamilton Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1863 CH Charles Hawkins Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 FH Fred Stewart Hay Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 AJ Alexander Jardine Fireman First Class · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1898

James Jardine Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 FK Francis Kelly Watertender · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 JL James Lawrence Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 HL Hugh Logan Captain of the Afterguard · Navy Civil War · 1862

Archibald Mathies Staff Sergeant · Air Force World War II · 1944 ✦

James Harper McDonald Chief Metalsmith · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1939 JM James McDonald Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JM John McDonald Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1862 AM Alexander McKenzie Boatswain's Mate · Navy Korea 1871 · 1871 JM James McLeod Captain of the Foretop · Navy Civil War · 1862 TM Thomas Meagher First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JM John Mott Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1871

Robert Alexander Reid Private · Army Civil War · 1864 CR Charles Robinson Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1862 JS John Shiel Corporal · Army Civil War · 1862 JS James Snedden Musician · Army Civil War · 1864 PS Peter Stewart Gunnery Sergeant · Marine Corps Boxer Rebellion · 1900 BT Benjamin Thackrah Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JT John Thompson Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 PT Peter Thompson Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 EW Edward Alexander Walker Sergeant · Marine Corps Boxer Rebellion · 1900 DW David Warren Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864