Elizabeth Bacon Custer writing undated.

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Elizabeth Bacon Custer writing undated.

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This collection consists of an essay entitled "Christmas on the Plains" by Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer. The essay descibes efforts by the officers wives to make Christmas celebrations festive despite the isolation of the military forts they lived in. The essay specifically discusses the creation of gifts, procurement of food, and after dinner activies including games, music, sleigh rides, and dancing. (SC 2298) This collection consists of an essay entitled "Christmas on the Plains" by Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer. The essay descibes efforts by the officers wives to make Christmas celebrations festive despite the isolation of the military forts they lived in. The essay specifically discusses the creation of gifts, procurement of food, and after dinner activies including games, music, sleigh rides, and dancing.

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