- Joined
- Dec 21, 2015
The other night, I was supposed to be studying Custer's part in the CW, but I became distracted, intrigued by his wife, Libbie Custer, instead. She was such a trooper in all sense of the word! Here is an excerpt from a longer, general biography of her life with "Autie":
"Unlike most other army wives, Libbie refused to be left behind and traveled with Custer to his duty areas. She would stay in houses with families whom the General had befriended, and stayed in camp when there were no active operations happening. She did end up staying in Washington D.C. for long periods as the war entered it’s final phase and Autie was in the field for extensive periods of time. It was during this time that Libbie was introduced to President Lincoln at the White House who greeted her with, “So you are the wife of the man who goes into the cavalry charges with a whoop and a yell!”
The intense relationship between herself and Autie is legendary. Their many letters written to each other are full of covert references to their intimate life and love for each other."
The rest of the article:
http://www.general-custer.com/index.php?page=libbie-custer
I continued to read more and more about Libbie; her devotion to her beloved "Autie" is really touching (one can get really wrapped into these powerful lives)
I have numerous books on order, so as I sift through them, I will report more on the lives of the ladies.
"Unlike most other army wives, Libbie refused to be left behind and traveled with Custer to his duty areas. She would stay in houses with families whom the General had befriended, and stayed in camp when there were no active operations happening. She did end up staying in Washington D.C. for long periods as the war entered it’s final phase and Autie was in the field for extensive periods of time. It was during this time that Libbie was introduced to President Lincoln at the White House who greeted her with, “So you are the wife of the man who goes into the cavalry charges with a whoop and a yell!”
The intense relationship between herself and Autie is legendary. Their many letters written to each other are full of covert references to their intimate life and love for each other."
The rest of the article:
http://www.general-custer.com/index.php?page=libbie-custer
I continued to read more and more about Libbie; her devotion to her beloved "Autie" is really touching (one can get really wrapped into these powerful lives)
I have numerous books on order, so as I sift through them, I will report more on the lives of the ladies.