" His son, Douglas, served with distinction in the
Great War. John McArthur, born in Erskine, Scotland, in 1826,
emigrated to United States in 1849, was brevetted Major-General for
gallantry. General George Archibald McCall (1802-68), served in the
Florida and Mexican Wars, and also rendered distinguished service in
the Civil War. Daniel Craig McCallum (1815-78), born in Renfrewshire,
Superintendent of the Erie Railroad (1855-56), was Director of
Military Roads in the United States (1862-65), and became
Major-General in 1866. "He introduced the inflexible arched truss,
which has probably been in more general use in the United States than
any other system of timber bridges." The McCooks, of Scottish descent,
two Ohio families with a remarkable military record, often
distinguished as the "Tribe of Dan" and "Tribe of John" from their
respective heads--two brothers, Major Daniel and Dr. John McCook. All
the sons, fourteen in number, served either in the Army or Navy, and
all but one were commanding officers. Clinton Dugald McDougal (b.
1839), Major-General and later Member of Congress (1872-77), was born
in Scotland. Irvin McDowell (1818-85), served in the Mexican War, in
the Civil War had command of the Army of the Potomac, Major-General in
1872, was descendant of emigrant from Londonderry shortly after the
siege in which his ancestor took part. General John Bankhead Magruder
(1810-71) and Commander George Magruder of the Confederate Army were
said to be "direct descendants of the illustrious Rob Roy McGregor.
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