Boots and Saddles - Illustrated: Life in Dakota with General Custer

Boots and Saddles is the story of life with General George Armstrong Custer as told by his wife Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842-1933). She was a housewife on the plains, nurse to frostbitten soldiers, and any-hour-of-the-day hostess to the regiment. She was also the garrison's favorite confidante, and would-be Indian fighter whenever the women of the regiment had to be left alone. Elizabeth rode with Custer on all of his major expeditions except his summer Indian campaigns. Boots and Saddles o...