Civil War Memories of Elizabeth Bacon Custer

Arlene Reynolds is an actress and writer who lives in Los Angeles. She has portrayed Libbie Custer in episodes of the TV series "The Real West."

• Editor’s NoteIntroduction by Arlene ReynoldsPreface by Elizabeth B. Custer1. May I Begin2. An Embryo Soldier3. “I’m the Nest Egg”4. Our First Eventful Journey5. My Baptism of Fire6. “And Do They All Do That to You?”7. I Seem to Have Been Mostly Blushing8. “Let’s Take Our Hour”9. “The Old Lady Kicks agin It”10. In My Usual Courageous Position11. After Wearing Anxiety12. “Another Glorious Day for Our Arms’13. Joy That the War Was Over14. Knighthood in FlowerEpilogueThe Red Neck TieYoung Custer’s BrideBibliographyIndex

"These pages contain considerable information on Custer's Civil War career that has never been published before... This is an important addition to the Custer canon and has much to offer students of the Civil War and frontier military." --Western Historical Quarterly "I recommend this book very highly and without reservation... Libbie Custer's style is just as readable, colorful, and distinctive as Miss Sarah Morgan Dawson's or Mrs. Chestnut's, but she offers something more: stimulating insights into the behavior of her husband and his officers and other army wives... I hear her voice as if speaking directly to me ..." --David Madden, director, United States Civil War Center, Louisiana State University "... nothing much had ever been asked of me, certainly not courage. There could scarcely have been a more violent transition in a fortnight's time from a sheltered home where I was spared all anxieties and cares than when I found myself apparently alone, far out almost on the firing line on the extreme wing of the Army of the Potomac." --Elizabeth "Libbie" Bacon Custer