The Diary of Elizabeth Bacon Custer: On the Plains with General Custer

by Elizabeth Bacon Custer

Presents the diary of the wife of General George Armstrong Custer, focusing on their life on the Great Plains from 1873 to 1876, when Custer and his Seventh Cavalry were clearing the way for the Northern Pacific Railroad and battling Native Americans.

95 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Elizabeth Clift Bacon Custer was an American author and public speaker, and the wife of Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer, United States Army. She spent most of their marriage in relatively close proximity to him despite his numerous military campaigns in the American Civil War and subsequent posting on the Great Plains as a commanding officer in the United States Cavalry.

Left nearly destitute in the aftermath of her husband's death, she became an outspoken advocate for his legacy through her popular books and lectures. Largely as a result of her decades of campaigning on his behalf, Custer's iconic portrayal as the gallant fallen hero amid the glory of 'Custer's Last Stand' was a canon of American history for almost a century after his death. - Wikipedia

Reviews

[Janice Moser · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the riveting journal of General Custer’s wife, who actually accompanied him up to a point, when he and others were meeting up with Native Americans. Living history - in the trustworthy words of a talented, brave woman who lived in the middle of it - what better source could we consult? All students of history should read this.