Wild Geese of the Greasy Grass: Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh Soldiers at the Battle of the Little Bighorn

About 175 men born in Ireland, England, Scotland or Wales served with Custer and the Seventh Cavalry. Some perished along the shores of the Little Bighorn River in Montana in the summer of 1876. This book researches the lives of these men as well as explores the times, strategies and weapons of that era. The "Wild Geese" were the young men that left Ireland for armies around the world. They made up the largest contingent of troopers from the United Kingdom. Some of these men perished on that June day while others fought valiantly and survived. Others missed the action for reasons as varied as bad health to bad habits. This book provides background to the battles of the 1876 Montana Campaign as well as information on soldiers, weapons, Native Americans and other pieces of interest in one of the most well known of all Indian War Period battles.