4 of 19 documents 1 of 19 documents View all. thrift.books . By the time she died fifty-seven years later she had achieved economic security, recognition as an author and lecturer, and the respect of numerous public figures. Elizabeth Bacon Custer was born on April 8 1842, in Monroe. LibriVox recording of Boots and Saddles by Elizabeth Bacon Custer. The Kid by Elizabeth Bacon Custer Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. It shows life as a military spouse on the western frontier - the absences and reunions, the positive thinking, the hardships and fears. Georger Armstrong Custer’s death in 1876 at the Battle of the Little Big Horn left Elizabeth Bacon Custer a thirty-four-year-old widow who was deeply in debt. Elizabeth married George Armstrong Custer on February 9 1864, at age 21. Read in English by Sue Anderson Elizabeth Custer has penned an engaging portrait of 1870’s life on a U.S. cavalry post in the Dakotas, just before her husband and his troops met their tragic deaths in the Battle of the Little Big Horn. After her mother died, Elizabeth moved to Grand Rapids to live with her aunt. Visit Store: ThriftBooks Store. Elizabeth Hunsberger (born Custer), 1784 - 1857 Elizabeth Hunsberger (born Custer) 1784 1857 Pennsylvania … "Elizabeth Bacon Custer," in A Woman of the Century, (ed.) Perhaps it was his curly, blond hair or the rakish red bandana he wore with his uniform that enticed Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of Maj. Gen. George Armstrong Custer, to travel with her husband and thousands of his troops across the Texas frontier in 1865. Elizabeth Bacon Custer papers 1852-1860.. [Elizabeth Bacon Custer; George A Custer] -- Besides Elizabeth Custer's journal, some papers of General George A. Custer are included, 1863-1873. But “Libbie” had an adaptable and resilient nature, which would prove advantageous while marching with her husband’s troops years later. This book is an abridgement of the memoirs of Elizabeth Bacon Custer (George Armstrong Custer's devoted wife). Elizabeth Bacon Custer, the only surviving child of Judge Daniel and Eleanor Sophia (Page) Bacon, was born at Monroe, Michigan, on April 8, 1842. Libbie, as she was known, gamely endured the hardships to be near her husband. Those Lusty Custers — Victorian ‘Sexters’ ... demonstrates that more plainly than the heated correspondence between General George Armstrong Custer and his wife Elizabeth Bacon Custer. Elizabeth Bacon Custer: Number of Pages: 47 Pages: Edition Description: Limited: Publication Date: 1978: ThriftBooks Store. George Armstrong Custer. 99.4%. Elizabeth lived in Monroe. Elizabeth Bacon Custer has 17 books on Goodreads with 453 ratings. But “Libbie” had an adaptable and resilient nature, which would prove advantageous while marching with her husband’s troops years later. by Frances Elizabeth Willard and Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, Buffalo: Charles Wells Moulton (1893) Authority control VIAF : … Search within store. Get this from a library! Elizabeth Bacon Custer has 17 books on Goodreads with 453 ratings. At twenty Libbie, as she was called, graduated as valedictorian from the Young Ladies' Seminary and Collegiate Institute in Monroe. Shortly after, she met Capt. She faced tragedy early on, losing three siblings before age eight and her mother at 12. Elizabeth passed away on April 4 1933, at age 90 in New York City. The young couple married on February 9, 1864, in the midst of the darkest days of the Civil War. Elizabeth Bacon Custer was born in Monroe, Michigan in 1842.

CUSTER, ELIZABETH BACON (1842–1933). She faced tragedy early on, losing three siblings before age eight and her mother at 12. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Elizabeth Bacon Custer was born in Monroe, Michigan in 1842.