Naught Left but Sorrow: MacDonald Families in the Jacobite Risings and American Revolution

Chapter summaries for Naught Left but Sorrow Author's Note "McDonald is my middle name" Daniel McDonald Johnson provides genealogical information on his ancestor Alexander McDonald of Georgia, who served in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment during the American Revolution. Spectacle of Horror "Allan and Penelope"-Allan the 14th captain of Clanranald fought in the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689 when he was a teenager. As a young man, he married Penelope, who was both beautiful and accomplished. Their home became a haven for Gaelic culture. The Jacobite Rising of 1715 ruined their charmed life. >Harboring a Fugitive >Enemy Kinsmen "Loyalists from Cross Creek"-After Flora MacDonald and her family emigrated to North Carolina, her husband and sons served in British forces during the American Revolution. "A Rebel from Cross Creek"-A MacDonald from North Carolina served in the revolutionary forces as a sergeant in Marion's Brigade. "Two Brothers"-Alexander MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart rose to high rank in the British army's 71st Regiment, and his brother Charles served in the French forces assisting the Americans. "Coincidence at Savannah"-Alexander MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart, a British officer, reunited briefly with his brother Charles, a French officer, during a lull in the fighting at Savannah, Georgia. A soldier named MacDonald rescued the colors of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment at Savannah.