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Eliza Brown, George and Elizabeth Custer
Identifier: 2013.3.13
Description:
Eliza Brown with George and Elizabeth (Libbie) Custer, ca 1865 Eliza, a slave on a Rappahannock Co. farm, met Custer when he was camped at Amissville in July 1863 following the Battle of Gettysburg. She became his cook and servant and traveled west with the Custers following the Civil War
Eliza Brown with George and Elizabeth (Libbie) Custer, ca 1865 Eliza, a slave on a Rappahannock Co. farm, met Custer when he was camped at Amissville in July 1863 following the Battle of Gettysburg. She became his cook and servant and traveled west with the Custers following the Civil War