Tomorrow marks the birthday of George Armstrong Custer, 1839-1876. After meteoric glory in the War Between the States, his life catapulted to an early halt with the 7th Cav at Little Big Horn. Blundering? Betrayal? Tactical errors? He acquired both historical supporters and detractors. The greatest of the former, his posthumous publicist, was wife Libby,… Continue reading Elizabeth Bacon Custer: Spin Doctress