USED IRISH RIFLEMEN IN AMERICA

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“Irish Riflemen in America” by A.B. Leech, Hardcover, Limited Edition

Classic reprint.

Irish Riflemen in America tells of the team’s historic 1874 match at Creedmore in Long Island.  With that victory the Irish Rifle Association sent out a challenge that was met by the Amateur Rifle Club of New York. To the surprise of many, however, the Americans scored a narrow victory, for had a member of the Irish team not fired one shot on the wrong target the Irish team would have been the winners. After the match, the Irish team was hosted across much of the United States. President Grant received them with much pomp, as did a young Cavalry officer named Custer.  On returning home Major Arthur Leech, the team’s captain, penned this account of the match and his team’s subsequent adventures across America.

Features:

• 216 pages total
• Hardcover