On May 17, 1876, Elizabeth Bacon Custer kissed her husband George
goodbye and wished him good fortune in his efforts to fulfill the Army's
orders to drive in the Native Americans who would not willingly relocate
to a reservation. Adorned in a black taffeta dress and a velvet riding
cap with a red peacock feather that matched George's red scarf, she
watched the proud regiment ride off. It was a splendid picture. This new
biography of Elizabeth Bacon Custer relates the story of the famous and
dashing couple's romance, reveals their life of adventure throughout the
west during the days of the Indian Wars, and recounts the tragic end of
the 7th cavalry and the aftermath for the wives. Libbie Custer was an
unusual woman who followed her itinerant army husband's career to its
end--but she was also an amazing master of propaganda who tried to
recreate George Armstrong Custer's image after Little Bighorn. The
author of many books about her own life (some of which are still in
print) she was one of the most famous women of her time and remains a
fascinating character in American history.