Elizabeth Bacon Custer papers, 1852-1860.

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Elizabeth Bacon Custer papers, 1852-1860.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702127549

The collection contains Elizabeth Bacon Custer's journal, started in 1852 but not kept up, and papers relating to her husband, including fragments of his letters to her, letters to George Custer, and military orders.

0.21 linear feet (1 box)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8012311

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933

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American author and wife of General George A. Custer. From the description of Letter, 1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122486737 Elizabeth Bacon married Gen. George Armstrong Custer in 1864. After her husband's death in 1876, she was instrumental in promoting his legacy as a hero and role-model. In addition to her books about her life with her husband, Elizabeth Bacon Custer supported herself by working as a journalist. From the description of Oberammergau pa...

Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...