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Only one reference... here's a fine project for someone who has a few of the better books on Gen. Custer. Jusdafax (talk) 09:04, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I added one, anyone else? By the way, I see there is a bio of Mrs. Custer by Shirley A. Leckie called Elizabeth Bacon Custer and the Making of a Myth. Have not read it yet, but any serious student of her life would no doubt enjoy it. Jusdafax (talk) 23:13, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here's another reference source with a lot of material on Mrs. Custer: Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer by Louise Barnett. The author brings a lot up about her life I had not read before; hopefully I can add a bit more to this article. Jusdafax (talk) 15:41, 3 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Met in 1862?

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In the article on Custer, it is mentioned that the two first met when she was 10 which would be in 1852 rather than 1862.--Jrm2007 (talk) 21:21, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good point, and I have addressed your concerns, if at a long timespan. There is a great deal of mythology around both Custers, but a number of sources indicate a childhood meeting between them in Monroe. Thanks, and sorry to have taken so long to have responded to your quite valid observation. Jusdafax (talk) 05:35, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]