by Bonnie Blackmore
(Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii)
John McEwan born in 1833 was a sober man. He was born in Blackford, Perthshire. In 1857, along with his brother Peter, John set sail on the Cultivator bound for Chicago. He lived in Chicago for five years and in 1862 became a volunteer in the Civil War with the 65th Infantry made up of Scottish born soldiers and their regiment was known as the "Scotch Regiment". To quote from a fellow infantryman "John is a good soldier - we had none better - always sober, and always ready for duty. If he knew what fear was, he never showed it. He was in several battles, among the number where Harper's Ferry, 1862, siege of Knoxville, all through the Atlanta campaign, Columbia, Franklin, Nashville, Fort Anderson and on up to Raleigh. John McEwan deserves especial mention for the courage he ever exhibited. I have seen him in very close quarters several tmes, but he never shirked or exhibited a white feather." - Melvin Nichols, Brooklyn, NY July 21, 1893.
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